Shloka 5

ग्रहसंख्यावर्णनम् — ध्रुवस्य तपोबलात् ध्रुवस्थानप्राप्तिः

Devanagari script

ध्रुवो नाम महाप्राज्ञः कुलदीपो महामतिः कदाचित् सप्तवर्षे ऽपि पितुरङ्कम् उपाविशत्

Transliteration

dhruvo nāma mahāprājñaḥ kuladīpo mahāmatiḥ kadācit saptavarṣe 'pi pituraṅkam upāviśat

Translation

ドゥルヴァという名の少年がいた。大いに聡明で、一族の灯火となる者、そして強い決意を備えていた。ある時、まだ七歳でありながら、父王の膝に近づき、そこに座した。

Word by Word

• ध्रुवः: Dhruva

• नाम: by name

• महाप्राज्ञः: greatly wise/discerning

• कुलदीपः: the ‘lamp’ (glory) of the family line

• महामतिः: of great intellect/resolve

• कदाचित्: once/at a certain time

• सप्तवर्षेऽपि: even at (the age of) seven years

• पितुः: of his father

• अङ्कम्: lap

• उपाविशत्: sat down/approached and sat

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)