Shloka 18

नलस्य दमयन्त्युत्सर्गः

Nala’s Abandonment of Damayantī in the Lodging Hall

Devanagari script

नायमस्तीति दु:खार्ता व्रीडिता जग्मुरालयान्‌ । तथा तदभवद्‌ दूत॑ पुष्करस्य नलस्य च । युधिष्ठिर बहून्‌ मासान्‌ पुण्यश्लोकस्त्वजीयत

Transliteration

nāyam astīti duḥkhārtā vrīḍitā jagmur ālayān | tathā tad abhavad dūta puṣkarasya nalasya ca | yudhiṣṭhira bahūn māsān puṇyaślokas tv ajīyata

Translation

Dengan mengira, “Ia tidak ada di sini,” mereka dilanda duka dan, dengan malu, kembali ke rumah masing-masing. Dan demikianlah jadinya, wahai utusan, bagi Puṣkara dan Nala. Wahai Yudhiṣṭhira, selama berbulan-bulan Sang Puṇyaśloka (Nala) tetap tak terkalahkan.

Word by Word

• na: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na

• ayam: this (one)
• ayam: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: idam
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• asti: is/exists
• Type: Verb
• Root: as
• Form: present indicative, 3rd, singular, parasmaipada

• iti: thus/“...”, (quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti

• duḥkha-ārtāḥ: afflicted by sorrow
• duḥkha-ārtāḥ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: duḥkha-ārta
• Form: feminine, nominative, plural

• vrīḍitāḥ: ashamed
• vrīḍitāḥ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vrīḍita
• Form: feminine, nominative, plural

• jagmuḥ: went
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam
• Form: perfect, 3rd, plural, parasmaipada

• ālayān: to their dwellings/homes
• ālayān: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ālaya
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

• tathā: so/likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā

• tat: that (situation/thing)
• tat: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: tad
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• abhavat: happened/was
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū
• Form: imperfect, 3rd, singular, parasmaipada

• dūtaḥ: the messenger
• dūtaḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: dūta
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• puṣkarasya: of Puṣkara
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣkara
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• nalasya: of Nala
• Type: Noun
• Root: nala
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• ca: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca

• yudhiṣṭhira: O Yudhiṣṭhira
• Type: Noun
• Root: yudhiṣṭhira
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• bahūn: many
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahu
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

• māsān: months
• māsān: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: māsa
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

• puṇya-ślokaḥ: the renowned one (of holy fame)
• puṇya-ślokaḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṇya-śloka
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• tu: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu

• ajīyata: was not conquered/was undefeated
• Type: Verb
• Root: ji
• Form: imperfect, 3rd, singular, ātmanepada (passive sense)

Speaker

ब॒हृदश्चव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhadaśva
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Nala
• Puṣkara
• dūta (messenger)
• ālayāḥ (homes/abodes)