Shloka 6
Nahūṣa’s Pride, the Ṛṣi-Borne Palanquin, and the Search for Indra (नहुष-इन्द्राणी-प्रकरणम्)
Devanagari script
नहुषस्तां ततो दृष्टवा सस्मितो वाक्यमब्रवीत् स्वागतं ते वरारोहे कि करोमि शुचिस्मिते,उन्हें देखकर नहुष मुसकराया और इस प्रकार बोला--“वरारोहे! तुम्हारा स्वागत है। शुचिस्मिते! कहो, तुम्हारी क्या सेवा करूँ?
Transliteration
nahuṣas tāṁ tato dṛṣṭvā sasmito vākyam abravīt | svāgataṁ te varārohe kiṁ karomi śucismite ||
Translation
Seeing her, Nahuṣa smiled and spoke with courteous warmth: “Welcome, noble lady. O you of pure, gentle smile—tell me, what service may I render you?”
Word by Word
नहुषःNahusha
नहुषः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनहुष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ताम्her
ताम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
ततःthen/thereupon
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here), perfective (having done)
सस्मितःsmiling
सस्मितः:
TypeAdjective
Rootसस्मित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वाक्यम्words/speech
वाक्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवाक्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अब्रवीत्said/spoke
अब्रवीत्:
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू
FormImperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
स्वागतम्welcome
स्वागतम्:
TypeNoun
Rootस्वागत
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
तेto you
ते:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormDative, Singular
वरारोहेO fair-hipped one
वरारोहे:
TypeNoun
Rootवरारोहा
FormFeminine, Vocative, Singular
किम्what
किम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
करोमिdo I do / shall I do
करोमि:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormPresent (लट्), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada
शुचिस्मितेO one with a pure/bright smile
शुचिस्मिते:
TypeNoun
Rootशुचिस्मिता
FormFeminine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
शल्य उवाच
Characters & Entities
N
NahuṣaVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes