Shloka 54

दारुवनलीला—नीललोहितपरीक्षा, ब्रह्मोपदेशः, अतिथिधर्मः, संन्यासक्रमः

Devanagari script

सम्पूजितस्तया तां तु प्राह धर्मो द्विजः स्वयम् भद्रे कुतः पतिर्धीमांस् तव भर्ता सुदर्शनः

Transliteration

sampūjitastayā tāṃ tu prāha dharmo dvijaḥ svayam bhadre kutaḥ patirdhīmāṃs tava bhartā sudarśanaḥ

Translation

Setelah dihormati dengan semestinya olehnya, Dharma sendiri—menjelma sebagai brahmana—berkata kepada wanita mulia itu: “Wahai yang membawa berkah, dari mana datang suamimu—tuanmu yang bijaksana dan elok, Sudarśana?”

Word by Word

• सम्पूजितः: duly worshipped/received with honor

• तया: by her

• ताम् तु: to her then

• प्राह: said/spoke

• धर्मः: Dharma (the personified Lord of righteousness)

• द्विजः: brahmin (twice-born)

• स्वयम्: himself

• भद्रे: O auspicious lady

• कुतः: from where/whence

• पतिः: husband/lord

• धीमांस्: wise, discerning

• तव: your

• भर्ता: husband, supporter

• सुदर्शनः: Sudarśana (proper name

Speaker

Dharma (personified), in the guise of a brahmin (dvija)