Shloka 42

Devanagari script

सहदेववच: श्रुत्वा नकुलो5पि विशाम्पते । दर्शनीयतमो नृणामिदं वचनमब्रवीत्‌,राजन! सहदेवकी बात सुनकर मनुष्योंमें परम दर्शनीय रूपवाले नकुलने भी यह बात कही

Transliteration

sahadevavacaḥ śrutvā nakulo 'pi viśāmpate | darśanīyatamo nṛṇām idaṃ vacanam abravīt, rājan |

Translation

ਹੇ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਦੇ ਨਾਥ, ਰਾਜਨ! ਸਹਦੇਵ ਦੇ ਬਚਨ ਸੁਣ ਕੇ ਮਨੁੱਖਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਸੁੰਦਰ ਨਕੁਲ ਨੇ ਵੀ ਇਹ ਬਚਨ ਆਖਿਆ।

Word by Word

• सहदेववचः: the words of Sahadeva
• सहदेववचः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहदेव-वचस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral), Non-finite

• नकुलः: Nakula
• नकुलः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नकुल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• विशाम्पते: O lord of the people
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशाम्पति
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• दर्शनीयतमः: most handsome/most worthy to be seen
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दर्शनीयतम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Superlative (-तम)

• नृणाम्: of men
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

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

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

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

सहदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sahadeva
• Nakula
• Rājan (the King, addressed)
• Viśāmpati (lord of the people, addressed)