Shloka 53
Sudeva Identifies Damayantī in Cedi (सुदेवेन दमयन्ती-परिचयः)
Devanagari script
भासि विद्युदिवा भ्रेषु शंस मे कासि कस्य वा । नहि ते मानुषं रूपं भूषणैरपि वर्जितम्
Transliteration
bhāsi vidyudivā bhreṣu śaṃsa me kāsi kasya vā | nahi te mānuṣaṃ rūpaṃ bhūṣaṇair api varjitam ||
Translation
ブリハダーシュヴァは言った。「雲間の稲妻のように、そなたは輝いている。告げよ――そなたは誰で、誰の者なのか。飾りを欠いてなお、その姿は人のものとは思えぬ。」
Word by Word
भासिyou shine
भासि:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootभास्
FormLat (Present), 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada
विद्युत्lightning
विद्युत्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविद्युत्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
इवlike, as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
भ्रेषुin the sky/atmosphere (poetic)
भ्रेषु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootभ्रेषु
शंसtell, declare
शंस:
TypeVerb
Rootशंस्
FormLot (Imperative), 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada
मेto me
मे:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Dative, Singular
काwho? (fem.)
का:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
असिyou are
असि:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormLat (Present), 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada
कस्यof whom
कस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
हिindeed, for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
तेyour
ते:
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
मानुषम्human
मानुषम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootमानुष
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
रूपम्form, appearance
रूपम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootरूप
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
भूषणैःwith ornaments
भूषणैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootभूषण
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
अपिeven, also
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
वर्जितम्devoid of, lacking
वर्जितम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootवर्जित
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular, PPP (क्त) from √वर्ज्
Speaker
बृहदश्चव उवाच
Characters & Entities
ब
बृहदश्व (Bṛhadaśva)व
विद्युत् (lightning)अ
अभ्र (clouds)भ
भूषण (ornaments)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 highlights discerning perception: extraordinary radiance and presence can signal a being beyond ordinary human status, prompting respectful inquiry into identity rather than rash judgment.
Bṛhadaśva addresses a woman of striking, lightning-like brilliance and asks her to reveal who she is and to whom she belongs, noting that her unadorned beauty appears non-human.