Shloka 4

Adhyāya 76: Kuṇḍina-praveśaḥ, Bhīmena satkāraḥ, Ṛtuparṇa-kṣamā, Aśvahṛdaya-pratyarpanam

Nala’s Reception and Reconciliation

Devanagari script

स वा प्रवेश्यतां मातर्मा वानुज्ञातुमहसि । विदितं वाथवा ज्ञातं॑ पितुर्मे संविधीयताम्‌,“माताजी! या तो बाहुकको महलमें बुलाओ या मुझे ही बाहुकके निकट जानेकी आज्ञा दो। तुम अपनी रुचिके अनुसार पिताजीसे सूचित करके अथवा उन्हें इसकी सूचना दिये बिना इसकी व्यवस्था कर सकती हो”

Transliteration

sa vā praveśyatāṃ mātarmā vānujñātum arhasi | viditaṃ vāthavā jñātaṃ pitur me saṃvidhīyatām ||

Translation

Bṛhadaśva said: “Mother, either have Bāhuka brought into the palace, or grant me permission to go to Bāhuka myself. Arrange it as you deem fit—either after informing my father, or even without letting him know.”

Word by Word

सःhim/that man

वाor

प्रवेश्यताम्let (him) be brought in / admitted

मातःO mother

माdo not

वाor

अनुज्ञातुम्to permit / to allow

अर्हसिyou should / you are fit (to)

विदितम्known / informed (thing)

वाor

अथवाor else

ज्ञातम्made known / informed (thing)

पितुःof (my) father

मेmy

संविधीयताम्let it be arranged / managed

Speaker

बृहदश्चव उवाच

Characters & Entities

ब

बृहदश्व (Bṛhadaśva)

म

मातर् (mother)

प

पितृ (father)

ब

बाहुक (Bāhuka)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes