Shloka 56

नलस्य बाहुकत्वेन ऋतुपर्णनगरप्रवेशः

Nala as Bāhuka enters Ṛtuparṇa’s city

Devanagari script

वीर विक्रान्त धर्मज्ञ सत्यसंध महीपते

Transliteration

vīra vikrānta dharmajña satyasaṃdha mahīpate

Translation

O heroic king, mighty in valor, wise in dharma, and steadfast in truth—O ruler of the earth.

Word by Word

• वीर: O hero
• वीर: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• विक्रान्त: valiant, mighty (having advanced/stridden forth)
• विक्रान्त: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-क्रम् (क्त)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• धर्मज्ञ: knower of dharma
• धर्मज्ञ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्म + ज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• सत्यसंध: true to one’s promise, of truthful resolve
• सत्यसंध: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य + संध
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• महीपते: O lord of the earth (king)
• महीपते: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महीपतिन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

बृहृदश्च उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhadaśva
• mahīpati (the king being addressed)