Shloka 24
Adhyāya 76: Kuṇḍina-praveśaḥ, Bhīmena satkāraḥ, Ṛtuparṇa-kṣamā, Aśvahṛdaya-pratyarpanam
Nala’s Reception and Reconciliation
Devanagari script
स्वैरवृत्ता यथाकाममनुरूपमिवात्मन: । श्रुत्वैव चैवं त्वरितो भाड़ासुरिरुपस्थित:,“दमयन्ती स्वेच्छाचारिणी है और अपनी रुचिके अनुसार किसी अनुरूप पतिका वरण कर सकती है', यह सुनकर ही राजा ऋतुपर्ण बड़ी उतावलीके साथ यहाँ उपस्थित हुए हैं!
Transliteration
svairavṛttā yathākāmam anurūpam ivātmanaḥ | śrutvaiva caivaṃ tvarito bhāḍāsurir upasthitaḥ ||
Translation
Bṛhadaśva said: “Hearing that Damayantī is free to act by her own choice and may select a husband suited to her liking, Bhāḍāsuri (King Ṛtupārṇa) has come here at once, in great haste.”
Word by Word
स्वैरवृत्ताfree-acting, self-willed (woman)
स्वैरवृत्ता:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वैरवृत्त
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
यथाकामम्as she wishes, at will
यथाकामम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथाकाम
अनुरूपम्suitable, fitting
अनुरूपम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअनुरूप
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
इवas if, like
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
आत्मनःof herself
आत्मनः:
TypeNoun
Rootआत्मन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
श्रुत्वाhaving heard
श्रुत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)
एवindeed, just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
एवम्thus, in this way
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
त्वरितःhastened, in a hurry
त्वरितः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootत्वरित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle used adjectivally)
भाण्डासुरिःBhāṇḍāsuri (a person; here the king’s name as given in the text)
भाण्डासुरिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभाण्डासुरि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उपस्थितःarrived, present
उपस्थितः:
TypeVerb
Rootउपस्थित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle used predicatively)
Speaker
बृहदश्चव उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BṛhadaśvaD
DamayantīṚ
Ṛtupārṇa (Bhāḍāsuri)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes