Shloka 57

नलस्य बाहुकत्वेन ऋतुपर्णनगरप्रवेशः

Nala as Bāhuka enters Ṛtuparṇa’s city

Devanagari script

कदा सुस्निग्धगम्भीरां जीमूतस्वनसंनिभाम्‌

Transliteration

kadā susnigdhagambhīrāṃ jīmūtasvanasaṃnibhām

Translation

Bṛhadaśva said: “When will I behold that voice—smooth and tender, yet deep and steady—resounding like the rumble of rain-clouds?”

Word by Word

• कदा: when?
• कदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदा
• Form: Interrogative adverb (time)

• सुस्निग्धगम्भीराम्: very smooth and deep (voiced)
• सुस्निग्धगम्भीराम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुस्निग्धगम्भीरा
• Form: Feminine, accusative, singular

• जीमूतस्वनसंनिभाम्: resembling the sound of clouds
• जीमूतस्वनसंनिभाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जीमूतस्वनसंनिभा
• Form: Feminine, accusative, singular

Speaker

बृहृदश्च उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhadaśva