Shloka 353

दमयन्त्याः कार्यनिश्चयः — Damayantī’s Crisis Plan and Vārṣṇeya’s Departure

Devanagari script

नैषधाय ददौ शक्र: प्रीयमाण: शचीपति: । शचीपति इन्द्रने प्रसन्न होकर निषधराज नलको यह वर दिया कि “मैं यज्ञमें तुम्हें प्रत्यक्ष दर्शन दूँगा और अन्तमें सर्वोत्तम शुभ गति प्रदान करूँगा”

Transliteration

naiṣadhāya dadau śakraḥ prīyamāṇaḥ śacīpatiḥ |

Translation

Bṛhadaśva said: Pleased at heart, Śakra—lord of Śacī—granted this boon to Naiṣadha (King Nala): “In your sacrifice I shall appear to you directly, and in the end I shall bestow upon you the highest auspicious destiny.”

Word by Word

• नैषधाय: to the Naiṣadha (king of Niṣadha)
• नैषधाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैषध (निषध-देश/निषध-सम्बन्धी)
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• ददौ: gave
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (दाने)
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• शक्रः: Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रीयमाणः: being pleased; delighted
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्री (तृप्तौ/प्रीतौ) + शानच्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Present passive participle (शानच्), used in middle sense

• शचीपतिः: lord of Śacī (Indra)
• शचीपतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शचीपति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

बृहदश्व उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhadaśva
• Naiṣadha (King Nala)
• Śakra (Indra)
• Śacī
• Niṣadha