Shloka 75

Sudeva Identifies Damayantī in Cedi (सुदेवेन दमयन्ती-परिचयः)

Devanagari script

ततः परमसंदहृष्टा सुनन्दा गृहमागमत्‌ | दमयन्तीमुपादाय सखीभि: परिवारिता,तब सखियोंसे घिरी हुई सुनन्दा अत्यन्त हर्षोल्लासमें भरकर दमयन्तीको साथ ले अपने भवनमें आयी

Transliteration

tataḥ paramasaṃdahṛṣṭā sunandā gṛham āgamat | damayantīm upādāya sakhībhiḥ parivāritā |

Translation

ثم إن سونندا، وقد امتلأت بأقصى الفرح، رجعت إلى مسكنها. وكانت محاطة بصاحباتها وخادماتها، فأخذت دمايانتي معها—فعلاً يدل على تدبيرٍ حصيفٍ متكتمٍ لأمر دمايانتي، ويبرز دور الحاشية الموثوقة في الحماية زمن الشدة والتحول.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya

• परम-संदहृष्टा: extremely delighted
• परम-संदहृष्टा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + संदहृष्ट (हृष् धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• सुनन्दा: Sunandā
• सुनन्दा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुनन्दा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• गृहम्: to (her) house
• गृहम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आगमत्: came, arrived
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) उपसर्गः आ-
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• दमयन्तीम्: Damayantī
• दमयन्तीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दमयन्ती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• उपादाय: having taken (along)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दा (धातु) उपसर्गौ उप-आ-; ल्यप् (क्त्वा-प्रत्ययार्थक अव्ययकृदन्त)
• Form: Absolutive (ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त), Avyaya

• सखीभिः: by/with (her) female friends
• सखीभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सखी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Plural

• परिवारिता: surrounded, accompanied
• परिवारिता: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि-√वृ (धातु) क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (परिवारित)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

बृहदश्चव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sunandā
• Damayantī
• sakhīs (female companions)
• gṛha (residence/house)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical value of safeguarding a vulnerable person through trusted companionship and discreet care; joy is expressed, yet it is channeled into responsible action—escorting and surrounding Damayantī with supportive attendants.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sunandā, overjoyed, returns to her residence and brings Damayantī with her, accompanied by a circle of female companions, indicating an organized and protective movement of Damayantī within the household setting.