Shloka 5

दमयन्त्याः अरण्यविहारः — Damayantī’s Passage through the Wilderness

Devanagari script

ततः पुष्करमालोक्य नलः परममन्युमान्‌ | उत्सृज्य सर्वगात्रे भ्यो भूषणानि महायशा:,तदनन्तर महायशस्वी नलने अत्यन्त दुःखित हो पुष्करकी ओर देखकर अपने सब अंगोंके आभूषण उतार दिये और केवल एक अधोवस्त्र धारण करके चादर ओढ़े बिना ही अपनी विशाल सम्पत्तिको त्यागकर सुहृदोंका शोक बढ़ाते हुए वे राजभवनसे निकल पड़े

Transliteration

tataḥ puṣkaram ālokya nalaḥ paramam anyumān | utsṛjya sarvagātrebhyo bhūṣaṇāni mahāyaśāḥ ||

Translation

Then, seeing Puṣkara, the illustrious King Nala—overwhelmed with intense anger—cast off the ornaments from all his limbs. In deep distress, he renounced his royal splendor and departed from the palace, thereby increasing the sorrow of his well-wishers.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

पुष्करम्Pushkara (name)

आलोक्यhaving looked at

नलःNala

परम्exceedingly, greatly

मन्युमान्wrathful, full of anger

उत्सृज्यhaving cast off, having discarded

सर्वगात्रेभ्यःfrom all (his) limbs

भूषणानिornaments

महायशाःthe greatly renowned (one)

Speaker

बृहृदश्च उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nala

Puṣkara

ornaments (bhūṣaṇa)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes