Shloka 10

Nahuṣa’s Departure and the Splendor of Mahodaya

City-and-Forest Description

Devanagari script

नानाप्रभावैर्दिव्यैश्च शोभमानं महोदयम् । राजश्रेष्ठो महावीरो नहुषो ददृशे पुरम्

Transliteration

nānāprabhāvairdivyaiśca śobhamānaṃ mahodayam | rājaśreṣṭho mahāvīro nahuṣo dadṛśe puram

Translation

さまざまな神妙なる威光により、また大いなる繁栄によって、その都は輝いていた。王の中の王、偉大なる勇者ナフシャは、その都を目の当たりにした。

Word by Word

• नाना-प्रभावैः: with various splendors
• नाना-प्रभावैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाना-प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural; ‘various powers/splendors’)

• दिव्यैः: divine
• दिव्यैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural; qualifying प्रभावैः by sense)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• शोभमानम्: shining
• शोभमानम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ्/शोभ् (धातु) + शानच् (कृदन्त)
• Form: शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (Neuter, Accusative, Singular; ‘shining/being beautiful’)

• महा-उदयम्: highly prosperous
• महा-उदयम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा-उदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (Neuter, Accusative, Singular; qualifying पुरम्)

• राज-श्रेष्ठः: the best of kings
• राज-श्रेष्ठः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज-श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• महा-वीरः: the great hero
• महा-वीरः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणवत् (Masculine, Nominative, Singular; appositional epithet)

• नहुषः: Nahuṣa
• नहुषः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नहुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• ददृशे: saw
• ददृशे: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम् (Liṭ, 3rd person, Singular, Ātmanepada)

• पुरम्: the city
• पुरम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual epic narration; specific speaker not stated in the provided excerpt)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: city

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: नानाप्रभावैर्दिव्यैश्च = नाना-प्रभावैः + दिव्यैः + च.

Characters & Entities

• Nahuṣa

FAQs

Who is Nahuṣa as referenced in this verse?

Nahuṣa is portrayed here as a foremost king and great hero who encounters a wondrous, prosperous city; the verse emphasizes his royal stature and the city’s divine brilliance.

What is the literary focus of this shloka?

It is a descriptive verse (śobhā-varṇana) highlighting the city’s divine radiance (divya-prabhāva) and great prosperity (mahodayam), framed through Nahuṣa’s act of beholding it.

What ethical or reflective lesson can be drawn from this verse?

The verse invites reflection on how true prosperity is depicted as accompanied by brilliance and auspicious qualities, and how a discerning ruler recognizes and values such signs of flourishing order.