Shloka 82

नलस्य बाहुकत्वेन ऋतुपर्णनगरप्रवेशः

Nala as Bāhuka enters Ṛtuparṇa’s city

Devanagari script

सपत्नानां मृथे हन्‍ता रविसोमसमप्रभ: । सर्वैश्षिन्निकृतिप्रज्ैरनायैरकृतात्मभि:

Transliteration

sapatnānāṁ mṛthe hantā ravisomasamaprabhaḥ | sarvaiś chinnakṛtiprajñair anāryair akṛtātmabhiḥ ||

Translation

பிருகதச்வர் கூறினார்— போர்க்களத்தில் அவர் போட்டியாளர்களை வீழ்த்துபவர்; அவரது ஒளி சூரியன்-சந்திரன் போன்றது. ஆனால் வஞ்சக ஆலோசனையும் திரிந்த தீர்ப்பும் கொண்ட, அநாரிய நடத்தை உடைய, தன்னடக்கம் அற்ற மனிதர்களால் அவர் சூழப்பட்டுள்ளார்.

Word by Word

सपत्नानाम्of (his) rivals/enemies

मृधेin battle

हन्ताslayer

रवि-सोम-सम-प्रभःwhose radiance is like the Sun and the Moon

सर्वैःby all

छिन्न-कृति-प्रज्ञैःby those whose judgment/understanding is cut off (perverted)

अनार्यैःby ignoble (people)

अकृतात्मभिःby the undisciplined/uncontrolled (in mind)

Speaker

बृहृदश्च उवाच

Characters & Entities

ब

बृहदश्व (Bṛhadaśva)

र

रवि (Sun)

स

सोम (Moon)

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even if a warrior or ruler is personally powerful and radiant, association with ignoble, deceitful, and undisciplined advisers corrupts judgment and undermines dharma; character and counsel matter as much as prowess.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bṛhadaśva describes a formidable figure—deadly in battle and shining like the Sun and Moon—while simultaneously criticizing the company around him as crooked-minded and unworthy, highlighting the moral danger of such companionship.