Shloka 19
Devanagari script
आत्मानं च विशेषेण प्रशंसाम्यनपायिनी । यस्य मे त्वं विशालाक्षि भार्या गुणसमन्विता
Transliteration
ātmānaṃ ca viśeṣeṇa praśaṃsāmy anapāyinī | yasya me tvaṃ viśālākṣi bhāryā guṇasamanvitā ||
Translation
那伽说道：“大眼的佳人啊！我尤为称许自己与我不衰的福分，因为我得到了你为妻——德行具足，且在相伴之中坚定不离。”
Word by Word
आत्मानम्self
आत्मानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआत्मन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
विशेषेणespecially; in particular
विशेषेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootविशेष
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
प्रशंसामिI praise
प्रशंसामि:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-शंस्
FormPresent (Lat), First, Singular, Parasmaipada
अनपायिनीnot departing; inseparable
अनपायिनी:
TypeAdjective
Rootअनपायिन्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
यस्यof whom; whose
यस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
मेof me; my
मे:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormNominative, Singular
विशालाक्षिO wide-eyed one
विशालाक्षि:
TypeNoun
Rootविशाल-अक्षि
FormFeminine, Vocative, Singular
भार्याwife
भार्या:
TypeNoun
Rootभार्या
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
गुण-समन्विताendowed with virtues
गुण-समन्विता:
TypeAdjective
Rootगुण-समन्वित
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
विशाल-लोचनेO large-eyed one
विशाल-लोचने:
TypeNoun
Rootविशाल-लोचन
FormFeminine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
नाग उवाच
Characters & Entities
N
Nāga (speaker)V
viśālākṣī (the addressed wife)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights ethical appreciation within marriage: recognizing one’s good fortune in receiving a virtuous, steadfast spouse, and valuing guṇa (character and qualities) as the basis of praise rather than mere external gain.
A Nāga addresses his wife affectionately as “large-eyed,” expressing personal pride and gratitude that he has a wife endowed with virtues and unwavering companionship.