Shloka 13

Devanagari script

नहुषो नाम राजर्षिव््यक्ते ते श्रोत्रमागत:ः तवैव पूर्व: पूर्वेषामायोरवशधर: सुतः,“मैं राजर्षि नहुष हूँ, अवश्य ही यह मेरा नाम तुम्हारे कानोंमें पड़ा होगा। मैं तुम्हारे पूर्वजोंका भी पूर्वज हूँ। महाराज आयुका वंशप्रवर्तक पुत्र हूँ

Transliteration

nahuṣo nāma rājarṣir vyakte te śrotram āgataḥ | tavaiva pūrvaḥ pūrveṣām āyor vaṃśadharaḥ sutaḥ ||

Translation

“Aku adalah resi-raja bernama Nahuṣa; tentu namaku telah sampai ke telingamu. Aku adalah leluhur dari para leluhurmu— putra yang memikul dan meneruskan wangsa Raja Āyu.”

Word by Word

नहुषःNahusha

नामby name / named

राजर्षिःroyal sage

व्यक्तेclearly / manifestly

तेof you / your

श्रोत्रम्ear

आगतःhas come / has reached

तवof you / your

एवindeed / certainly

पूर्वःearlier / ancestor

पूर्वेषाम्of the forefathers / of the earlier ones

आयोःof King Ayu

वंशधरःline-bearer / continuer of the dynasty

सुतःson

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Nahuṣa

Āyu

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the ethical authority of lineage and righteous kingship: a rājarṣi grounds his counsel and identity in dharmic ancestry, reminding listeners that moral and social order is sustained through remembered lineage and responsibility to one’s forebears.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker identifies himself as Nahuṣa, asserting that his fame should be known to the listener, and establishes his status by tracing his descent from King Āyu, presenting himself as an ancient ancestor and legitimate bearer of a renowned royal line.