Shloka 19

Devanagari script

आत्मानं च विशेषेण प्रशंसाम्यनपायिनी । यस्य मे त्वं विशालाक्षि भार्या गुणसमन्विता,विशाललोचने! मैं अपनी एवं अपने सौभाग्यकी विशेषरूपसे प्रशंसा करता हूँ, जिसे तुम-जैसी सदगुणवती तथा कभी विलग न होनेवाली पत्नी प्राप्त हुई है

Transliteration

ātmānaṃ ca viśeṣeṇa praśaṃsāmy anapāyinī | yasya me tvaṃ viśālākṣi bhāryā guṇasamanvitā ||

Translation

విశాలాక్షీ! నేను నన్ను, నా అచంచల సౌభాగ్యాన్ని విశేషంగా ప్రశంసించుకుంటున్నాను; ఎందుకంటే గుణసంపన్నమైన, విడువని భార్యగా నిన్ను పొందాను.

Word by Word

आत्मानम्self

चand

विशेषेणespecially; in particular

प्रशंसामिI praise

अनपायिनीnot departing; inseparable

यस्यof whom; whose

मेof me; my

त्वम्you

विशालाक्षिO wide-eyed one

भार्याwife

गुण-समन्विताendowed with virtues

विशाल-लोचनेO large-eyed one

Speaker

नाग उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nāga (speaker)

viśālākṣī (the addressed wife)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights ethical appreciation within marriage: recognizing one’s good fortune in receiving a virtuous, steadfast spouse, and valuing guṇa (character and qualities) as the basis of praise rather than mere external gain.

What is happening in the narrative?

A Nāga addresses his wife affectionately as “large-eyed,” expressing personal pride and gratitude that he has a wife endowed with virtues and unwavering companionship.