Shloka 32

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

Devanagari script

प्रविश्य सान्त्वयामास पौरांक्षु निषधाधिप: । पौरा जानपदाश्चापि सम्प्रहृष्टतनूरूहा:,प्रवेश करके निषधनरेशने पुरवासियोंको सान्त्वना दी। नगर और जनपदके लोग बड़े प्रसन्न हुए। उनके शरीरमें रोमांच हो आया

Transliteration

praviśya sāntvayāmāsa paurāṁś ca niṣadhādhipaḥ | paurā jānāpadāś cāpi samprahṛṣṭa-tanūruhāḥ ||

Translation

Vào đến thành, chúa tể xứ Niṣadha liền an ủi dân chúng. Người trong thành và dân các miền phụ cận đều hân hoan tột bậc, đến nỗi toàn thân rùng mình vì mừng rỡ.

Word by Word

• प्रविश्य: having entered
• प्रविश्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-विश्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि

• सान्त्वयामास: consoled, comforted
• सान्त्वयामास: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: सान्त्वय् (सान्त्व्)
• Form: लिट् (periphrastic perfect), 3, singular, परस्मैपद, कर्तरि

• पौरान्: the townspeople/citizens
• पौरान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौर
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• निषधाधिपः: the lord/king of Niṣadha
• निषधाधिपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: निषधाधिप
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• पौराः: the townspeople/citizens
• पौराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौर
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• जानपदाः: the countryfolk/people of the districts
• जानपदाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जानपद
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• सम्प्रहृष्टतनूरूहाः: having thrilled hair on the body (with joy)
• सम्प्रहृष्टतनूरूहाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्प्रहृष्ट-तनूरूह
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

Speaker

बृहदश्चव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• बृहदश्व (Bṛhadaśva) (speaker)
• निषध (Niṣadha)
• निषधाधिप (the king of Niṣadha)
• पौर (citizens)
• जानपद (people of the districts/realm)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A ruler’s dharma includes calming fear and restoring morale among citizens and subjects; compassionate reassurance is presented as a key ethical duty of governance.

What is happening in the narrative?

The king of Niṣadha enters and addresses the townspeople, consoling them; both city-dwellers and people from the surrounding districts respond with visible joy and relief.