Shloka 34

Protection of Brāhmaṇas

Devanagari script

अथ तौ ब्राह्मणौ पुत्रविच्छेदक्लिष्टमानसौ । रुदित्वा च रुदित्वा च अंधभावं प्रजग्मतुः

Transliteration

atha tau brāhmaṇau putravicchedakliṣṭamānasau | ruditvā ca ruditvā ca aṃdhabhāvaṃ prajagmatuḥ

Translation

Da wurden jene beiden Brahmanen, im Herzen gequält durch die Trennung von ihrem Sohn, immer wieder von Weinen ergriffen; und danach verfielen sie in einen Zustand der Blindheit.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: सम्बन्ध/अव्यय (Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/thereupon)

• तौ: those two
• तौ: कर्ता (Karta/Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), द्विवचन (Dual); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• ब्राह्मणौ: two Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणौ: कर्ता (Karta/Agent; apposition to तौ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), द्विवचन (Dual)

• पुत्र-विच्छेद-क्लिष्ट-मानसौ: with minds distressed by separation from their son
• पुत्र-विच्छेद-क्लिष्ट-मानसौ: विशेषण (Qualifier of ब्राह्मणौ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + विच्छेद (प्रातिपदिक) + क्लिष्ट (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त) + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), द्विवचन (Dual); बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative: 'whose minds are afflicted by separation from (their) son')

• रुदित्वा: having wept
• रुदित्वा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुद् (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (prior action)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध/अव्यय (Conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• रुदित्वा: having wept (again)
• रुदित्वा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुद् (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पुनरुक्ति (repetition for emphasis)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध/अव्यय (Conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अन्ध-भावम्: blindness; the state of being blind
• अन्ध-भावम्: कर्म (Karma/Goal as object of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषार्थः (state of being blind)

• प्रजग्मतुः: they two went; they reached
• प्रजग्मतुः: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), द्विवचन (Dual), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual speaker not specified in the provided excerpt)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: अंधभावं = अन्ध + भावम् (compound; anusvāra in IAST aṃdhabhāvaṃ).

FAQs

What is the central emotion conveyed in this verse?

The verse centers on intense parental grief—two brāhmaṇas are mentally afflicted by separation from their son and repeatedly weep.

What does “aṃdhabhāvaṃ prajagmatuḥ” imply here?

It literally means “they entered a state of blindness,” suggesting that their suffering culminated in becoming blind (physically and/or as a narrative marker of overwhelming sorrow).

What ethical or spiritual lesson is suggested by this depiction of sorrow?

It underscores how attachment and loss can overwhelm the mind, and how unchecked grief can lead to further decline—prompting reflection on steadiness, endurance, and spiritual grounding amid suffering.