Shloka 5

दमयन्तीस्वयंवरः — देववेषधारणं, सत्यप्रार्थना, नलवरणम्

Damayantī’s Svayaṃvara: Divine Disguises, Truth-Vow, and Choosing Nala

Devanagari script

तामस्वस्थां तदाकारां सख्यस्ता जज्ञुरिज्धितै: ततो विदर्भपतये दमयन्त्या: सखीजन:

Transliteration

tām asvasthāṁ tad-ākārāṁ sakhyas tā jajñur ijjhitaiḥ | tato vidarbha-pataye damayantyāḥ sakhī-janaḥ ||

Translation

Seeing her unwell and altered in appearance, her companions recognized her by the familiar signs and tokens they knew. Then Damayantī’s circle of friends informed the lord of Vidarbha, for the matter concerned his daughter and demanded immediate, responsible attention.

Word by Word

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• अस्वस्थाम्: unwell, distressed
• अस्वस्थाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अस्वस्थ
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• तदाकाराम्: of that appearance/form
• तदाकाराम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तदाकार
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• सख्यः: female friends
• सख्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सखी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• ताः: they (those women)
• ताः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• जज्ञुः: knew, recognized
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• ऋद्धितैः: by (their) prosperities/marks of prosperity
• ऋद्धितैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋद्धित
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• विदर्भपतये: to the lord/king of Vidarbha
• विदर्भपतये: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विदर्भपति
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• दमयन्त्याः: of Damayantī
• Type: Noun
• Root: दमयन्ती
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• सखीजनः: the group of (her) female friends
• सखीजनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सखीजन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

बृहदश्चव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhadaśva
• Damayantī
• Vidarbha (kingdom)
• Vidarbha-pati (king of Vidarbha)
• Damayantī’s sakhīs (female companions)