Shloka 15

Dasyu-maryādā and Buddhi-guided Rāja-nīti (दस्युमर्यादा तथा बुद्धिप्रधान-राजनीति)

Devanagari script

बाष्पपूर्णमुखी दीना दृष्टवा त॑ं रूदती सुतम्‌ । पूजनी दुःखसंतप्ता रुदती वाक्यमब्रवीत्‌,अपने बच्चेकी ऐसी दुर्गति देखकर पूजनीके मुखपर आँसुओंकी धारा बह चली और वह दुःखसे संतप्त हो रोती हुई इस प्रकार कहने लगी--

Transliteration

bāṣpa-pūrṇa-mukhī dīnā dṛṣṭvā taṁ rūdatī sutam | pūjanī duḥkha-santaptā rudatī vākyam abravīt ||

Translation

Bhishma said: Seeing her son in such a plight, Pūjanī’s face was flooded with tears. That woman, worthy of honor, poor and scorched by grief, weeping, spoke these words—

Word by Word

बाष्पपूर्णमुखीshe whose face is full of tears

दीनाwretched, miserable

दृष्ट्वाhaving seen

तम्him

रुदतीcrying

सुतम्son

पूजनीthe venerable lady (mother)

दुःखसंतप्ताafflicted by sorrow

रुदतीcrying

वाक्यम्words, speech

अब्रवीत्said, spoke

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

pūjanī (a venerable woman/mother)

suta (son)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Sandhi Notes