Shloka 19

Devanagari script

नलस्य दयितानश्वान्‌ योजयित्वा मनोजवान्‌ | इदमारोप्य मिथुन कुण्डिनं यातुमरहसि,“तुम महाराजके प्रिय, मनके समान वेगशाली अश्वोंको रथमें जोतकर उसपर इन दोनों बच्चोंको बिठा लो और कुण्डिनपुरको चले जाओ”

Transliteration

bṛhadaśva uvāca | nalasya dayitān aśvān yojayitvā manojavān | idam āropya mithunaṃ kuṇḍinaṃ yātum arhasi |

Translation

“把那罗所钟爱的骏马——疾如心念——套上战车；让这对孩子坐上车，然后启程前往俱丁那。”

Word by Word

• नलस्य: of Nala
• नलस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नल
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• दयितान्: beloved, dear
• दयितान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दयित
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अश्वान्: horses
• अश्वान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• योजयित्वा: having yoked/harnessed
• योजयित्वा: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• मनोजवान्: swift as the mind
• मनोजवान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोजव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• इदम्: this (one/thing)
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आरोप्य: having placed/caused to mount
• आरोप्य: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-रुह्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• मिथुनम्: the pair (the two together)
• मिथुनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मिथुन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• कुण्डिनम्: to Kuṇḍina (city)
• कुण्डिनम्: Karma
• Type: ProperNoun
• Root: कुण्डिन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• यातुम्: to go
• यातुम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: या
• Form: तुमुन् (infinitive)

• अर्हसि: you should/are fit to
• अर्हसि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह्
• Form: Present Indicative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

बृहृदश्चव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhadaśva
• Nala
• Kuṇḍina
• horses
• chariot
• the pair of children (mithuna)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Act promptly and wisely to safeguard those who depend on you; dharma here is expressed as practical compassion—using the best resources (swift horses, a chariot) to ensure the children’s safety.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bṛhadaśva gives a directive to harness Nala’s swift horses, place the two children on the chariot, and proceed to Kuṇḍina—an urgent arrangement for their secure travel.