Shloka 2.81.8

एकाशीति तमः सर्गः — Bharata’s Grief, Courtly Summons, and the Assembly Hall

Devanagari script

इत्येवं भरतं प्रेक्ष्य विलपन्तं विचेतनम्।कृपणं रुरुदुस्सर्वास्सस्वरं योषित स्तदा।। ।।

Transliteration

ity evaṃ bharataṃ prekṣya vilapantaṃ vicetanam |

kṛpaṇaṃ ruruduḥ sarvāḥ sa-svaraṃ yoṣitaḥ tadā ||

Translation

Seeing Bharata lamenting thus and fallen senseless, all the women then cried out together, wailing piteously.

Context

Thus lamenting, Bharata fainted. Seeing him (in this state) all the women (of the inner apartment) at once cried aloud piteously.

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• yoṣitaḥ (women of the inner apartments)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma includes karuṇā (compassion): the community shares the burden of sorrow, responding to suffering with empathy rather than indifference.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharata’s lament culminates in a collapse; the palace women witness it and collectively mourn.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Empathy and solidarity: the women respond as a unified community to Bharata’s distress.