Shloka 87

नलस्य बाहुकत्वेन ऋतुपर्णनगरप्रवेशः

Nala as Bāhuka enters Ṛtuparṇa’s city

Devanagari script

कच्चिद्‌ भगवतां रम्यं तपोवनमिदं नृप: । भवेत्‌ प्राप्तो नलो नाम निषधानां जनाधिप:,“भगवन्‌! क्या आपके इस रमणीय तपोवनमें निषधनरेश नल आये थे? ब्रह्मन! जिनके लिये मैं व्याप्र, सिंह आदि पशुओंसे सेवित अत्यन्त दारुण, भयंकर, घोर वनमें आयी हूँ

Transliteration

kaccid bhagavatāṃ ramyaṃ tapovanam idaṃ nṛpaḥ | bhavet prāpto nalo nāma niṣadhānāṃ janādhipaḥ ||

Translation

ข้าแต่ภควาน! ในตโปวนอันรื่นรมย์นี้ พระนล กษัตริย์ผู้เป็นเจ้าแห่งชาวนิษธะ ได้มาถึงแล้วหรือไม่?

Word by Word

• कच्चित्: whether? (interrogative particle, expressing concern)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कच्चित्

• भगवताम्: of the holy ones / venerable sages
• भगवताम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: masculine, genitive, plural

• रम्यम्: pleasant, lovely
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• तपोवनम्: grove/forest of austerities (hermitage-forest)
• तपोवनम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपोवन
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• इदम्: this
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• नृपः: king
• नृपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• भवेत्: might be / would be
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: optative (vidhiling), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada

• प्राप्तः: arrived, reached
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप्
• Form: past passive participle (kta), masculine, nominative, singular

• नलः: Nala (proper name)
• नलः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नल
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• नाम: by name
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम

• निषधानाम्: of the Nishadhas (people/realm of Nishadha)
• निषधानाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: निषध
• Form: masculine, genitive, plural

• जनाधिपः: lord of the people, ruler
• जनाधिपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनाधिप
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

बृहृदश्च उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhadaśva
• Nala
• Niṣadha (people/kingdom)
• tapovana (forest hermitage)
• nṛpa (king)