Shloka 19
Damayantī’s Proposal of a Witnessed Choice; Nala Reports to the Lokapālas
Adhyāya 53
Devanagari script
स ददर्श ततो हंसान् जातरूपपरिष्कृतान् | वने विचरतां तेषामेकं जग्राह पक्षिणम्,इतनेहीमें उनकी दृष्टि कुछ हंसोंपर पड़ी, जो सुवर्णमय पंखोंसे विभूषित थे। वे उसी उपवनमें विचर रहे थे। राजाने उनमेंसे एक हंसको पकड़ लिया
Transliteration
sa dadarśa tato haṁsān jātarūpa-pariṣkṛtān | vane vicaratāṁ teṣām ekaṁ jagrāha pakṣiṇam ||
Translation
แล้วพระองค์ทอดพระเนตรเห็นหงส์ทั้งหลายมีปีกดุจประดับด้วยทองคำ กำลังเพลิดเพลินอยู่ในพงอุทยานนั้น; กษัตริย์จึงทรงจับนกตัวหนึ่งจากหมู่หงส์นั้นไว้
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ददर्शsaw
ददर्श:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular
ततःthen/thereupon
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
हंसान्swans
हंसान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहंस
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
जातरूपपरिष्कृतान्adorned/embellished with gold
जातरूपपरिष्कृतान्:
TypeAdjective
Rootजातरूपपरिष्कृत
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
वनेin the forest
वने:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवन
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
विचरताम्of (those) roaming
विचरताम्:
TypeVerb
Rootवि-चर्
FormPresent active participle (Śatṛ), Masculine, Genitive, Plural
तेषाम्of them
तेषाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
एकम्one
एकम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootएक
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
जग्राहseized/caught
जग्राह:
TypeVerb
Rootग्रह्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular
पक्षिणम्bird
पक्षिणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपक्षिन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
बृहृदश्चव उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
Bṛhadaśva (speaker)T
the king (rājā, implied)H
haṁsa (swans)V
vana (forest/grove)J
jātarūpa (gold)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes