Shloka 41

नलस्य बाहुकत्वेन ऋतुपर्णनगरप्रवेशः

Nala as Bāhuka enters Ṛtuparṇa’s city

Devanagari script

सरिद्धि: सविहड्भजाभि: शिखरैश्न॒ समाकुलम्‌ । गिरिराजमिमं तावत्‌ पृच्छामि नृपतिं प्रति,यह पर्वत अनेक सरिताओं, सुन्दर पक्षियों और शिखरोंसे परिपूर्ण है। अब मैं इसी गिरिराजसे महाराज नलका समाचार पूछती हूँ

Transliteration

saridbhiḥ savihaṅgabhajaiḥ śikharaiś ca samākulam | girirājam imaṃ tāvat pṛcchāmi nṛpatiṃ prati ||

Translation

Bṛhadaśvā said: “This lord of mountains is crowded with many rivers, lovely birds, and lofty peaks. Now, turning to this very mountain-king, I shall inquire about the king—Nala.”

Word by Word

• सरिद्भिः: with rivers/streams
• सरिद्भिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरित्
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Plural

• सविहङ्गभजाभिः: with (its) beautiful bird-inhabited (features)
• सविहङ्गभजाभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-विहङ्ग-भजा
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Plural

• शिखरैः: with peaks/summits
• शिखरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिखर
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

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

• समाकुलम्: filled/crowded; abounding
• समाकुलम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाकुल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• गिरिराजम्: the king of mountains (great mountain)
• गिरिराजम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिराज
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• इमम्: this
• इमम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तावत्: for now/meanwhile
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत्

• पृच्छामि: I ask/inquire
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रच्छ्
• Form: Present, First, Singular, Parasmaipada

• नृपतिम्: the king
• नृपतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृपति
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रति: towards; with regard to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति

Speaker

बृहृदश्च उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhadaśvā
• Nala
• girirāja (the mountain-king)
• rivers
• birds
• peaks