Shloka 11

Akṣa-hṛdaya-dāna and Phalāśruti of the Nalopākhyāna (अक्षहृदयदानम् / नलोपाख्यान-फलश्रुतिः)

Devanagari script

नैषधेनैवमुक्तस्तु पुष्कर: प्रहसन्निव । ध्रुवमात्मजयं मत्वा प्रत्याह पृथिवीपतिम्‌,निषधराज नलके ऐसा कहनेपर पुष्करने अपनी विजयको अवश्यम्भावी मानकर हँसते हुए उनसे कहा--

Transliteration

naiṣadhenaivam uktas tu puṣkaraḥ prahasan niva | dhruvam ātmajayaṁ matvā pratyāha pṛthivīpatim ||

Translation

Ketika raja Naiṣadha (Nala) berkata demikian, Puṣkara—seakan tersenyum mengejek—menganggap kemenangannya sudah pasti dan menjawab sang penguasa bumi.

Word by Word

• नैषधेन: by the Naishadha (king of Niṣadha, i.e., Nala)
• नैषधेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैषध
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• उक्तः: having been spoken to / addressed
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• पुष्करः: Puṣkara
• पुष्करः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्कर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रहसन्: laughing
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-हस्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इव: as if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• ध्रुवम्: certainly / surely
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्रुव
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आत्मजयम्: his own victory
• आत्मजयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मजय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• मत्वा: having thought/considered
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)

• प्रत्याह: replied / said in return
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-आ-ह् (अह्/ब्रू-अर्थे)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पृथिवीपतिम्: to the lord of the earth (king)
• पृथिवीपतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवीपति
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

बृहदश्चव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Puṣkara
• Nala (Naiṣadha, king of Niṣadha)
• Niṣadha (implied by Naiṣadha)