Shloka 44
और्वकृत-क्रोधाग्नि-निग्रहः
Aurva’s Containment of the Wrath-Fire
अपश्यमान: स तु तां बहु तत्र विलप्य च । निश्वेष्ट: पार्थिवश्रेष्ठो मुहूर्त स व्यतिष्ठत,जब कहीं भी उसे देख न सके, तब वे नृपश्रेष्ठ वहाँ बहुत विलाप करते-करते मूर्च्छित हो दो घड़ीतक निश्रेष्ट पड़े रहे
apaśyamānaḥ sa tu tāṃ bahu tatra vilapya ca | niśceṣṭaḥ pārthivaśreṣṭho muhūrtaṃ sa vyatiṣṭhata ||
Als er sie nirgends erblickte, klagte der beste der Könige dort lange; dann, von Kummer überwältigt, sank er in Ohnmacht und lag eine Weile reglos da.
गन्धर्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how intense attachment and sudden separation can overwhelm even the most powerful, reminding the listener that self-mastery and steadiness are ethical ideals, while grief is a natural human response that must be faced and integrated.
The speaker (a Gandharva) describes a king searching for a woman; unable to find her, he laments repeatedly and then collapses into a faint, remaining motionless for a short time.