Shloka 2
Adhyaya 24 — Kuvalayashva’s Refusal of Gifts and the Vision of Madalasa’s Maya
Sanskrit
कथाभिरनुरूपाभिः स महात्मा भुजङ्गमः ।
प्रीतिं सञ्जनयामास पुत्रसख्युरुवाच च ॥
Transliteration
kathābhiranurūpābhiḥ sa mahātmā bhujaṅgamaḥ / prītiṃ sañjanayāmāsa putrasakhyuruvāca ca
Translation
Par des entretiens convenables, ce serpent magnanime éveilla l’affection ; puis il s’adressa à l’ami du fils (Kuvalayāśva).
Speakers
Narrator voice (introducing the nāga-lord’s speech to Kuvalayāśva)
Key Themes
Appropriate speech (anurūpa-kathā)Friendship bondsHospitality as relationship-building