Shloka 66

नलस्य बाहुकत्वेन ऋतुपर्णनगरप्रवेशः

Nala as Bāhuka enters Ṛtuparṇa’s city

Devanagari script

सुभ्रू: सुकेशी सुश्रोणी सुकुचा सुद्विजानना । वर्चस्विनी सुप्रतिष्ठा स्वसितायतलोचना,उसकी भौंहें बड़ी सुन्दर थीं। केश मनोहर जान पड़ते थे। नितम्बभाग, स्तन, दन्तपंक्ति और मुख सभी सुन्दर थे। उसके मनोहर कजरारे नेत्र विशाल थे। वह तेजस्विनी और प्रतिष्ठित थी

Transliteration

subhrūḥ sukeśī suśroṇī sukucā sudvijānānā | varcasvinī supratiṣṭhā svasitāyatalocanā ||

Translation

ブリハダシュヴァは語った。「彼女は美しい眉をもち、髪は艶やかで、腰つきは整い、胸のふくらみも優雅であった。歯並びと面差しは愛らしく、大きく黒く、細長い眼差しは人を魅了した。彼女は光輝に満ち、世に重んじられていた。」

Word by Word

सुभ्रूःhaving beautiful eyebrows

सुकेशीhaving beautiful hair

सुश्रोणीhaving beautiful hips

सुकुचाhaving beautiful breasts

सुद्विजाननाhaving a beautiful face with fine teeth

वर्चस्विनीradiant, lustrous

सुप्रतिष्ठाwell-established, of good standing

स्वसितायतलोचनाhaving large eyes like lotus-petals

Speaker

बृहृदश्च उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bṛhadaśva

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse primarily serves narrative characterization: it portrays a woman’s outward beauty alongside social esteem (varcasvinī, supratiṣṭhā), suggesting that radiance and reputation function as markers of presence in epic storytelling rather than presenting a direct moral injunction.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bṛhadaśva is describing a woman by listing auspicious and attractive features—brows, hair, hips, bosom, teeth, face, and eyes—culminating in her radiance and respected status, a common epic technique to introduce or highlight a significant figure.