Shloka 30

Damayantī’s Proposal of a Witnessed Choice; Nala Reports to the Lokapālas

Adhyāya 53

Devanagari script

दृष्टवन्तो न चास्माभिरदर्दष्टपूर्वस्तथाविध: । त्वं चापि रत्नं नारीणां नरेषु च नलो वर:

Transliteration

dṛṣṭavanto na cāsmābhir adṛṣṭapūrvas tathāvidhaḥ | tvaṃ cāpi ratnaṃ nārīṇāṃ nareṣu ca nalo varaḥ ||

Translation

Bṛhadaśva said: “We have indeed seen many, yet we have never before beheld anyone of such a kind. And you too are a jewel among women; among men, Nala is the finest.”

Word by Word

• दृष्टवन्तः: having seen
• दृष्टवन्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृष्टवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अस्माभिः: by us
• अस्माभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Masculine/Feminine (pronoun), Instrumental, Plural

• अदृष्टपूर्वः: never seen before
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अदृष्टपूर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथाविधः: of such a kind
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तथाविध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Masculine/Feminine (pronoun), Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• रत्नम्: a jewel
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• नारीणाम्: of women
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारी
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Plural

• नरेषु: among men
• नरेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• नलः: Nala
• Type: Noun
• Root: नल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वरः: excellent/best
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

बृहृदश्चव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhadaśva
• Nala