Shloka 8

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

Nala’s Reception and Reconciliation

Devanagari script

त॑ तु दृष्टवा तथायुक्तं दमयन्ती नलं तदा । तीव्रशोकसमाविष्टा बभूव वरवर्णिनी,उस समय नलको उस अवस्थामें देखकर सुन्दरी दमयन्ती भी तीव्र शोकसे व्याकुल हो गयी

Transliteration

taṁ tu dṛṣṭvā tathāyuktaṁ damayantī nalaṁ tadā | tīvrāśokasamāviṣṭā babhūva varavarṇinī ||

Translation

Namun apabila Damayantī melihat Nala dalam keadaan demikian, sang puteri yang jelita itu turut dikuasai dukacita yang amat dalam.

Word by Word

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

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

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Active, Perfective (prior action)

• तथा-युक्तम्: thus situated/so afflicted
• तथा-युक्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तथा + युक्त
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

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

• नलम्: Nala
• नलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• तीव्र-शोक-समाविष्टा: overcome by intense grief
• तीव्र-शोक-समाविष्टा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तीव्र + शोक + समाविष्ट
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• बभूव: became/was
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• वर-वर्णिनी: the fair-complexioned (lady)
• वर-वर्णिनी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर + वर्णिनी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

बृहदश्चव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Damayantī
• Nala