Shloka 423
दमयन्त्याः कार्यनिश्चयः — Damayantī’s Crisis Plan and Vārṣṇeya’s Departure
Devanagari script
रेमे सह तया राजज्छच्येव बलवृत्रहा । राजन! पुण्यश्लोक महाराज नलने भी उस रमणीरत्नको पाकर उसके साथ उसी प्रकार विहार किया, जैसे शचीके साथ इन्द्र करते हैं
Transliteration
reme saha tayā rājan śacyā iva balavṛtrahā |
Translation
ブリハダシュヴァは語った。「王よ、彼女を得たのち、功徳の名高いナラ王はその伴侶とともに歓びを尽くした。さながら、強敵ヴリトラを討ったインドラが、シャチーとともに遊楽するがごとく。」
Word by Word
रेमेenjoyed/sported
रेमे:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootरम् (धातु)
Formलिट् (परिपूर्ण भूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथम, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद
सहtogether with
सह:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसह (अव्यय)
तयाwith her
तया:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन
राजाthe king
राजा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
शच्याwith Śacī
शच्या:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशची (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन
इवlike/as
इव:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (अव्यय)
बलवृत्रहाIndra, the slayer of (the mighty) Vṛtra
बलवृत्रहा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootबलवृत्रहन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
Speaker
बृहदश्व उवाच
Characters & Entities
ब
बृहदश्व (Bṛhadaśva)न
नल (Nala)र
राजन् (the addressed king—Yudhiṣṭhira in context)श
शची (Śacī/Indrāṇī)इ
इन्द्र (Indra, implied by epithet)व
वृत्र (Vṛtra, implied by epithet)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse presents conjugal companionship as a legitimate, auspicious joy within dharma: a righteous king may delight in his wife’s company, and their union is framed through a revered divine analogy (Indra and Śacī).
Bṛhadaśva, narrating Nala’s story, describes how Nala, having obtained his bride, lived joyfully with her, comparing their enjoyment to Indra’s life with Śacī.