Shloka 8
नलस्य पुष्करजयो द्यूते
Nala’s Victory over Puṣkara in the Dice-Game
Devanagari script
अर्चितानि च सर्वाणि देवतायतनानि च । ऋतुपर्णोडपि शुभ्राव बाहुकच्छझिनं नलम्
Transliteration
arcitāni ca sarvāṇi devatāyatanāni ca | ṛtuparṇo 'pi śubhrāva bāhukacchāyinaṃ nalam ||
Translation
布利哈达湿婆说道：“诸神之祠庙皆依礼供奉；而乘坐华美战车的利图帕尔那王亦光彩照人，身旁坐着那罗——今以‘婆呼迦’之名乔装者。”
Word by Word
अर्चितानिwere worshipped/honoured
अर्चितानि:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअर्चित (√अर्च्)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
सर्वाणिall
सर्वाणि:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
देवतायतनानिtemples/shrines of the gods
देवतायतनानि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेवतायतन
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
ऋतुपर्णःR̥tuparṇa (name of a king)
ऋतुपर्णः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootऋतुपर्ण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
शुभ्रौthe two fair/bright (ones)
शुभ्रौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootशुभ्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
बाहुकःBāhuka (name/disguise of Nala)
बाहुकः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootबाहुक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
छद्मिनम्disguised, in concealment
छद्मिनम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootछद्मिन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
नलम्Nala
नलम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनल
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
बृहृदश्च उवाच
Characters & Entities
ब
बृहदश्व (Bṛhadaśva)ऋ
ऋतुपर्ण (Ṛtuparṇa)न
नल (Nala)ब
बाहुक (Bāhuka)द
देवतायतन (temples/shrines of the gods)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Even amid concealment and hardship, dharmic conduct continues through reverence to the divine and proper observance of sacred places; outer disguise does not negate inner nobility and right action.
Bṛhadaśva describes Ṛtuparṇa’s journey in which the king appears splendid, with Nala—hidden under the name Bāhuka—close by; along the way, the party honours the gods by worshipping the temples they encounter.