Shloka 25

Akṣa-hṛdaya-dāna and Phalāśruti of the Nalopākhyāna (अक्षहृदयदानम् / नलोपाख्यान-फलश्रुतिः)

Devanagari script

सौहार्द चापि मे त्वत्तो न कदाचित्‌ प्रहास्यति । पुष्कर त्वं हि मे भ्राता संजीव शरद: शतम्‌,तेरे प्रति जो मेरा सौहार्द रहा है, वह कभी मेरे हृदयसे दूर नहीं होगा। पुष्कर! तू मेरा भाई है, जा, सौ वर्षोतक जीवित रह”

Transliteration

sauhārdaṃ cāpi me tvatto na kadācit prahāsyati | puṣkara tvaṃ hi me bhrātā saṃjīva śaradaḥ śatam ||

Translation

“Mối thiện chí ta dành cho ngươi sẽ không bao giờ phai khỏi lòng ta. Puṣkara, ngươi thật là em của ta—hãy đi và sống trọn một trăm mùa thu.”

Word by Word

सौहार्दम्friendship, goodwill

चand

अपिalso, even

मेof me, my

त्वत्तःfrom you

नnot

कदाचित्ever, at any time

प्रहास्यतिwill laugh (at), will mock

पुष्करO Puṣkara

त्वम्you

हिindeed, for

मेof me, my

भ्राताbrother

संजीवlive, survive

शरदःautumns; years

शतम्a hundred

Speaker

बृहदश्चव उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bṛhadaśva

Puṣkara

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Enduring goodwill and kinship should not be discarded even after conflict; the speaker affirms an unbroken bond and offers a life-blessing, modeling reconciliation and magnanimity.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bṛhadaśva addresses Puṣkara directly, assuring him that his affection will never diminish and blessing him to live a full lifespan—signaling closure of hostility and restoration of fraternal ties.