Shloka 16
Adhyaya 20 — Ritadhvaja’s Companionship with the Naga Princes and the Origin of the Horse Kuvalaya
Sanskrit
मर्त्यलोके परा प्रीतिर्भवतोः केन पुत्रकौ ।
सहेति पप्रच्छ पिता तावुभौ नागदारकौ ॥
Transliteration
martyaloke parā prītir bhavatoḥ kena putrakau |
saheti papraccha pitā tāv ubhau nāga-dārakau ||
Translation
Alors leur père demanda à ces deux jeunes nāgas : «Dans le monde des mortels, par qui avez-vous trouvé, vous deux, mes fils, une affection si extraordinaire ?»
Speakers
Nāga father (questioning) within the story; narrative frame unspecified in input
Key Themes
Parental inquiryCross-world relationship (Martya-loka and Pātāla)Attachment as observable behavior