Shloka 63

नलस्य बाहुकत्वेन ऋतुपर्णनगरप्रवेशः

Nala as Bāhuka enters Ṛtuparṇa’s city

Devanagari script

अब्भक्षेवायुभक्षैश्ष पत्राहारैस्तथैव च | जितेन्द्रियैर्महा भागै: स्वर्गमार्गदिदृक्षुभि:,वहाँ कुछ तपस्वीलोग केवल जल पीकर रहते थे और कुछ लोग वायु पीकर। कितने ही केवल पत्ते चबाकर रहते थे। वे जितेन्द्रिय महाभाग स्वर्गलोकके मार्गका दर्शन करना चाहते थे

Transliteration

abbhakṣevāyubhakṣaiś ca patrāhārais tathaiva ca | jitendriyair mahābhāgaiḥ svargamārgadidṛkṣubhiḥ ||

Translation

Bṛhadaśva said: There were ascetics there who lived only on water, and others who sustained themselves on air; some likewise lived by chewing and subsisting on leaves alone. Self-controlled and greatly blessed, they sought to behold the path that leads to heaven.

Word by Word

अब्भक्षेin water (as food/means of subsistence)

वायुभक्षैःby those whose food is air; by air-eaters

पत्राहारैःby those whose food is leaves; by leaf-eaters

तथाthus; likewise

एवindeed; just

चand

जितेन्द्रियैःby self-controlled (sense-conquering) ones

महाभागैःby the very fortunate/noble ones

स्वर्गमार्गदिदृक्षुभिःby those wishing to see the path to heaven

Speaker

बृहृदश्च उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bṛhadaśva

ascetics (tapasvins)

svarga (heaven)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes