Shloka 2
Nakula’s Counsel on Yajña, Dāna, and Tyāga (नकुलोपदेशः—यज्ञदानत्यागविचारः)
Devanagari script
अनुरुध्य महा प्राज्ञो क्षातुश्चित्तमरिंदम । व्यूढोरस्को महाबाहुस्ताम्रास्यो मितभाषिता
Transliteration
anurudhya mahāprājñaḥ kṣātuś cittam ariṃdama | vyūḍhorasko mahābāhus tāmrāsyo mitabhāṣitā ||
Translation
毗湿摩衍那曰：噫制敌者，至慧之纳俱罗顺从兄长之意而言。其胸阔臂强，面若铜色，言辞简约；以克制之心陈述其事。
Word by Word
अनुरुध्यhaving followed/complying with
अनुरुध्य:
Karana
TypeVerb
Rootअनु-रुध्
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), परस्मैपद-भाव
महाgreat
महा:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्राज्ञःwise man
प्राज्ञः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्राज्ञ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
क्षातुःof the Kshatriya / of the ruler
क्षातुः:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootक्षातृ
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
चित्तम्mind, intention
चित्तम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootचित्त
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अरिंदमenemy-subduing
अरिंदम:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअरिंदम
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
व्यूढ-उरस्कःbroad-chested
व्यूढ-उरस्कः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootव्यूढोरस्क
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महा-बाहुःmighty-armed
महा-बाहुः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहाबाहु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ताम्र-आस्यःcopper-faced / reddish-faced
ताम्र-आस्यः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootताम्रास्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मित-भाषिताone who speaks measuredly
मित-भाषिता:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमितभाषित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaN
NakulaJ
JanamejayaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights ethical speech and disciplined counsel: wisdom is shown not only by strength or status but by restraint (mitabhāṣitā) and by aligning one’s words with righteous intent rather than impulse.
Vaiśampāyana describes Nakula’s demeanor and readiness to speak: he follows his brother’s intention, and—broad-chested, strong-armed, and measured in speech—he begins to address the situation before the king (Janamejaya).