Shloka 44

Devanagari script

नरेश्वर! उसके निकट पहुँचकर बुद्धिमान्‌ नागेन्द्र, जो स्वभावसे ही धर्मानुरागी थे, मधुर वाणीमें बोले-- ।। ॥/ 0

Transliteration

nareśvara! tasya nikaṭam upasaṅgamya buddhimān nāgendraḥ, yaḥ svabhāvata eva dharmānurāgī āsīt, madhuravāṇyā uvāca—

Translation

毗湿摩说道：“大王啊，他走近那人之后，那位睿智的龙王——天性敬爱法（dharma）——以柔和甜美的声音开口说道。”

Word by Word

• नरेश्वर: O lord of men (king)
• नरेश्वर: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर-ईश्वर
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• उपगम्य: having approached
• उपगम्य: Kriya-vishesana
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-गम्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

• बुद्धिमान्: wise
• बुद्धिमान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बुद्धिमत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नागेन्द्रः: the king of serpents
• नागेन्द्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग-इन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• स्वभावतः: by nature
• स्वभावतः: Kriya-vishesana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वभाव
• Form: ablative used adverbially (-तः)

• धर्मानुरागी: devoted to dharma
• धर्मानुरागी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्म-अनुरागिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मधुरवाण्या: with sweet speech/voice
• मधुरवाण्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधुर-वाणी
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• nareśvara (the king addressed)
• nāgendra (lord of serpents)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse foregrounds ethical communication: a truly dharma-inclined person approaches respectfully and speaks with sweetness, suggesting that righteousness is expressed not only in actions but also in manner and speech.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma narrates that a wise nāga-king comes close to the person in question and begins to speak gently, setting up the counsel or instruction that follows in the next verses.