Shloka 25

Adhyāya 76: Kuṇḍina-praveśaḥ, Bhīmena satkāraḥ, Ṛtuparṇa-kṣamā, Aśvahṛdaya-pratyarpanam

Nala’s Reception and Reconciliation

Devanagari script

दमयन्ती तु तच्छुत्वा नलस्य परिदेवितम्‌ । प्राउजलिवेपमाना च भीता वचनमत्रवीत्‌,दमयन्ती नलका यह विलाप सुनकर काँप उठी और भयभीत हो हाथ जोड़कर यह वचन बोली

Transliteration

damayantī tu tac chrutvā nalasya paridevitam | prāñjalir vepamānā ca bhītā vacanam abravīt ||

Translation

നലന്റെ വിലാപം കേട്ട് ദമയന്തി വിറച്ചു. ഭീതിയോടെ കൈകൂപ്പി അവൾ ഇങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞു—

Word by Word

• दमयन्ती: Damayanti
• दमयन्ती: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दमयन्ती
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• तत्: that (speech/thing)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Active, Prior action

• नलस्य: of Nala
• Type: Noun
• Root: नल
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• परिदेवितम्: lamentation/wailing
• परिदेवितम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिदेवित
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्राञ्जलिः: with joined hands
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राञ्जलि
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• वेपमाना: trembling
• Type: Verb
• Root: वेप
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• भीता: afraid
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भीत
• Form: क्त (past passive participle used adjectivally), Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• वचनम्: words/speech
• वचनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अत्र: here/then (in this situation)
• अत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र

• अव्रीत्: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

बृहदश्चव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Damayantī
• Nala