Shloka 30

दमयन्तीस्वयंवरः — देववेषधारणं, सत्यप्रार्थना, नलवरणम्

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

Devanagari script

ततोअन्तरिक्षे विष्टभ्य विमानानि दिवौकस: । अनब्रुवन्‌ नैषधं राजन्नवतीर्य नभस्तलात्‌,राजन्‌! तब उन देवताओंने अपने विमानोंको आकाशमें रोक दिया और वहाँसे नीचे उतरकर निषधनरेशसे कहा--

Transliteration

tato 'ntarikṣe viṣṭabhya vimānāni divaukasaḥ | anabruvan naiṣadhaṃ rājann avatīrya nabhastalāt ||

Translation

Então os deuses, detendo seus carros celestes no meio do ar, desceram do céu e dirigiram-se ao rei de Niṣadha: “Ó rei…”.

Word by Word

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

• अन्तरिक्षे: in the sky/atmosphere
• अन्तरिक्षे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तरिक्ष
• Form: neuter, locative, singular

• विष्टभ्य: having held/checked (stopped)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तम्भ्
• Form: absolutive (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), parasmaipada (usage), having propped/held/stopped

• विमानानि: aerial cars, chariots
• विमानानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान
• Form: neuter, accusative, plural

• दिवौकसः: the dwellers of heaven (gods)
• दिवौकसः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवौकस्
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• अनब्रुवन्: said, spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, plural, parasmaipada

• नैषधम्: to the king of Niṣadha (Nala)
• नैषधम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैषध
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• अवतीर्य: having descended
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-तॄ
• Form: absolutive (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), parasmaipada (usage), having descended

• नभः-तलात्: from the surface of the sky
• नभः-तलात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नभस्तल
• Form: neuter, ablative, singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• divaukasaḥ (the gods)
• Naiṣadha (king of Niṣadha—Nala)
• vimāna (celestial chariots)
• antarikṣa (mid-air/sky)