Shloka 61
Sudeva Identifies Damayantī in Cedi (सुदेवेन दमयन्ती-परिचयः)
अनुव्रजन्ती बहुला न स्वपामि निशास्तदा | ततो बहुतिथे काले सुप्तामुत्सृज्य मां क्वचित्
anuvrajantī bahulā na svapāmi niśās tadā | tato bahutithe kāle suptām utsṛjya māṃ kvacit |
সি বাৰে বাৰে মোৰ পিছে পিছে আহি থাকিলেহে সেই ৰাতিবোৰত মোৰ টোপনি নাহিল। তাৰ পাছত বহুদিন পাৰ হোৱাৰ পিছত, কোনো এক সময়ত মই শুই পৰিলে সি মোক এৰি ক’তবাত গুচি যেত।
बृहदश्चव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the psychological cost of persistent attachment and uncertainty: when one is pursued or bound by anxious dependence, peace (sleep) is lost; and when abandonment occurs unexpectedly, insecurity deepens. Ethically, it points to the need for steadiness and clarity in relationships rather than restless clinging and sudden withdrawal.
Bṛhadaśva describes a situation in which a woman repeatedly follows him, keeping him awake at night; later, after much time, she leaves him at some moment while he is asleep—emphasizing his disturbed state and the suddenness of separation.