Shloka 115
नलस्य बाहुकत्वेन ऋतुपर्णनगरप्रवेशः
Nala as Bāhuka enters Ṛtuparṇa’s city
Devanagari script
उन्मत्तरूपा शोकार्ता तथा बत्त्रार्थसंवृता । कृशा विवर्णा मलिना पांसुध्वस्तशिरोरुहा,उसका रूप उन्मत्त स्त्रीका-सा जान पड़ता था, वह शोकसे पीड़ित, दुर्बल, उदास और मलिन हो रही थी। उसने आधे वस्त्रसे अपने शरीरको ढक रखा था और उसके केशोंपर धूल जम गयी थी
Transliteration
unmattarūpā śokārtā tathā vastrārthasaṃvṛtā | kṛśā vivarṇā malinā pāṃsudhvastaśiroruhā ||
Translation
Bṛhadaśva said: She appeared like a woman driven to madness—overwhelmed by grief. Thin and weakened, her complexion had faded and she had grown soiled and neglected. With only a half-garment she covered her body, and dust had settled upon her hair.
Word by Word
उन्मत्तरूपाhaving a mad/deranged appearance
उन्मत्तरूपा:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootउन्मत्त-रूपा (उन्मत्त + रूप)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
शोकार्ताafflicted by grief
शोकार्ता:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootशोक-आर्ता (शोक + आर्त)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
तथाand thus/also
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
वस्त्रार्थसंवृताcovered with half a garment
वस्त्रार्थसंवृता:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootवस्त्र-अर्ध-संवृता (वस्त्र + अर्ध + संवृत)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
कृशाemaciated, thin
कृशा:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootकृश
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
विवर्णाpale, discolored
विवर्णा:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootविवर्ण
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
मलिनाsoiled, dirty
मलिना:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमलिन
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
पांसुध्वस्तशिरोरुहाwhose hair was covered/soiled with dust
पांसुध्वस्तशिरोरुहा:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपांसु-ध्वस्त-शिरोरुहा (पांसु + ध्वस्त + शिरोरुह)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
बृहृदश्च उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BṛhadaśvaVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes