Shloka 28
दमयन्तीस्वयंवरः — देववेषधारणं, सत्यप्रार्थना, नलवरणम्
Damayantī’s Svayaṃvara: Divine Disguises, Truth-Vow, and Choosing Nala
Devanagari script
अथ देवा: पथि नल ददृशुर्भूतले स्थितम् । साक्षादिव स्थितं मूर्त्या मन्मथं रूपसम्पदा,उस समय देवताओंने पृथ्वीपर मार्गमें खड़े हुए राजा नलको देखा। रूप-सम्पत्तिकी दृष्टिसे वे साक्षात् मूर्तिमान् कामदेव-से जान पड़ते थे
Transliteration
atha devāḥ pathi nalaṁ dadṛśur bhūtale sthitam | sākṣād iva sthitaṁ mūrtyā manmathaṁ rūpasampadā ||
Translation
അപ്പോൾ ദേവന്മാർ വഴിയിൽ ഭൂമിയിൽ നിൽക്കുന്ന നലനെ കണ്ടു; രൂപസമ്പത്തിന്റെ തേജസ്സാൽ അവൻ സാക്ഷാൽ മൂർത്തിമാനായ മന്മഥനെന്നപോലെ തോന്നി।
Word by Word
अथthen
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
पथिon the road/way
पथि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपथिन्
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
नलम्Nala
नलम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनल
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
ददृशुःsaw
ददृशुः:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
भूतलेon the ground/earth-surface
भूतले:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootभूतल
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
स्थितम्standing/placed
स्थितम्:
TypeVerb
Rootस्था
FormPast passive participle (kta), Masculine, Accusative, Singular
साक्षात्directly, as if in person
साक्षात्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसाक्षात्
इवas if/like
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
स्थितम्standing
स्थितम्:
TypeVerb
Rootस्था
FormPast passive participle (kta), Masculine, Accusative, Singular
मूर्त्याin bodily form; with a form
मूर्त्या:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootमूर्ति
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
मन्मथम्Manmatha (Kāma)
मन्मथम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमन्मथ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
रूपसम्पदाby (his) wealth of beauty
रूपसम्पदा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootरूपसम्पद्
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
Speaker
नारद उवाच
Characters & Entities
N
NalaD
Devāḥ (the gods)M
Manmatha (Kāma)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes