Shloka 41

सरिद्धि: सविहड्भजाभि: शिखरैश्न॒ समाकुलम्‌ । गिरिराजमिमं तावत्‌ पृच्छामि नृपतिं प्रति,यह पर्वत अनेक सरिताओं, सुन्दर पक्षियों और शिखरोंसे परिपूर्ण है। अब मैं इसी गिरिराजसे महाराज नलका समाचार पूछती हूँ

saridbhiḥ savihaṅgabhajaiḥ śikharaiś ca samākulam | girirājam imaṃ tāvat pṛcchāmi nṛpatiṃ prati ||

ราชาแห่งขุนเขานี้แน่นขนัดด้วยสายน้ำมากมาย หมู่นกงาม และยอดเขาสูงตระหง่าน บัดนี้ข้าพเจ้าจะหันไปยังราชาแห่งภูผานี้เอง เพื่อไต่ถามข่าวคราวของพระราชานละ

सरिद्भिःwith rivers/streams
सरिद्भिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसरित्
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Plural
सविहङ्गभजाभिःwith (its) beautiful bird-inhabited (features)
सविहङ्गभजाभिः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootस-विहङ्ग-भजा
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Plural
शिखरैःwith peaks/summits
शिखरैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशिखर
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
समाकुलम्filled/crowded; abounding
समाकुलम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसमाकुल
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
गिरिराजम्the king of mountains (great mountain)
गिरिराजम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगिरिराज
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
इमम्this
इमम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
तावत्for now/meanwhile
तावत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतावत्
पृच्छामिI ask/inquire
पृच्छामि:
TypeVerb
Rootप्रच्छ्
FormPresent, First, Singular, Parasmaipada
नृपतिम्the king
नृपतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनृपति
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
प्रतिtowards; with regard to
प्रति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति

बृहृदश्च उवाच

B
Bṛhadaśvā
N
Nala
G
girirāja (the mountain-king)
R
rivers
B
birds
P
peaks

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights a traditional epic sensibility: nature is not merely scenery but a responsive witness to human dharma and suffering. In moments of separation and uncertainty, the seeker turns outward with humility—asking, observing, and reading signs—rather than acting rashly.

Bṛhadaśvā, while recounting the Nala narrative, describes a magnificent mountain filled with rivers, birds, and peaks, and declares that she will now question this ‘mountain-king’ for news about King Nala—an instance of addressing the natural world as if it can guide the search.