Shloka 17

Devanagari script

आश्रिनेयौ नरव्याप्रौ रूपेणाप्रतिमौ भुवि । तौच त्वां गुरुवत्‌ प्रेमणा पूजया प्रत्युदीयताम्‌,“इस भूतलपर जिनके रूपकी कहीं तुलना नहीं है, वे अश्विनीकुमारोंके पुत्र नरश्रेष्ठ नकुल-सहदेव तुम्हारे प्रति गुरुजनोचित प्रेम और आदरका भाव लेकर तुम्हारी सेवामें उपस्थित हों

Transliteration

āśrineyau naravyāghrau rūpeṇāpratimau bhuvi | tau ca tvāṃ guruvat premanā pūjayā pratyudīyatām ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: “Hãy để Nakula và Sahadeva—hai người con của đôi Aśvin, những bậc nam nhi như hổ, dung mạo vô song trên cõi đất—tiến đến với ngươi, đến phụng sự bằng lòng kính yêu và tôn trọng như đối với bậc thầy.”

Word by Word

आश्रिनेयौsons of the Aśvins (Aśvinīkumāras)

नरव्याप्रौactive/energetic among men

रूपेणby form; in appearance

अप्रतिमौincomparable

भुविon earth

तौthose two

चand

त्वाम्you

गुरुवत्like a guru; as (one would) a teacher/elder

प्रेमणाwith affection

पूजयाwith reverence/worship; with honor

प्रत्युदीयताम्let them go forth to meet (you); let them come forward to receive (you)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Aśvinīkumāras (the Aśvins)

Nakula

Sahadeva

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes dharmic etiquette: even powerful princes should approach worthy persons with the reverence, affection, and honor accorded to a guru—showing that humility and respectful service are marks of true nobility.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes Nakula and Sahadeva—celebrated as the Aśvins’ sons and famed for their beauty—being directed/depicted as coming forward to meet ‘you’ with guru-like reverence, offering respectful attendance and service in a formal setting.