Shloka 15

दमयन्तीस्वयंवरः — देववेषधारणं, सत्यप्रार्थना, नलवरणम्

Damayantī’s Svayaṃvara: Divine Disguises, Truth-Vow, and Choosing Nala

Devanagari script

तावर्चयित्वा मघवा तत: कुशलमव्ययम्‌ | पप्रच्छानामयं चापि तयो: सर्वगतं विभु:,उन दोनोंकी पूजा करके भगवान्‌ इन्द्रने उनसे उन दोनोंके तथा सम्पूर्ण जगत्‌के कुशल- मंगल एवं स्वस्थताका समाचार पूछा

Transliteration

tāv arcayitvā maghavā tataḥ kuśalam avyayam | papracchānāmayaṃ cāpi tayoḥ sarvagataṃ vibhuḥ ||

Translation

Tendo primeiro honrado ambos com culto, Maghavān (Indra), o senhor poderoso e onipresente, perguntou então por seu bem-estar infalível: pela saúde e ausência de enfermidade de ambos, e também pelo estado auspicioso do mundo inteiro. A cena ressalta a cortesia dhármica de um governante: reverência antes da pergunta, e uma preocupação que se estende além de si mesmo ao ordenamento mais amplo dos seres.

Word by Word

• तौ: those two (them)
• तौ: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

• अर्चयित्वा: having worshipped
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

• मघवा: Maghavan (Indra)
• मघवा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मघवन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ततः: then/thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• कुशलम्: welfare, well-being
• कुशलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुशल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अव्ययम्: undiminished, unfailing
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यय
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• पप्रच्छ: asked, inquired
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रच्छ्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अनामयम्: health, freedom from illness
• अनामयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनामय
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

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

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

• तयोः: of those two
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Dual

• सर्वगतम्: all-pervading / pertaining to all
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वगत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• विभुः: the mighty one, lord (Indra)
• विभुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

बृहदश्चव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• बृहदश्चव (Bṛhadaśva)
• मघवा/इन्द्र (Maghavān/Indra)
• विभु (Vibhu—epithet of Indra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse models dharmic conduct: one should first show reverence and proper honor, and then inquire about welfare. It also presents an ethical ideal of leadership—concern for health and auspiciousness not only of individuals but of the wider world.

What is happening in the narrative?

Indra (Maghavān), after worshipping the two persons present, asks them about their well-being and health, and additionally about the general welfare of the world—an inquiry befitting a powerful, all-pervading deity and protector.