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Shloka 46

Sudeva Identifies Damayantī in Cedi (सुदेवेन दमयन्ती-परिचयः)

अथ बल्त्रार्थसंवीता प्रविवेश पुरोत्तमम्‌ । त॑ विह्लां कृशां दीनां मुक्तकेशीममार्जिताम्‌,शरीरमें आधी साड़ीको लपेटे हुए ही उसने उस उत्तम नगरमें प्रवेश किया। वह विह्नल, दीन और दुर्बल हो रही थी। उसके सिरके बाल खुले हुए थे। उसने स्नान नहीं किया था

atha balārthasaṃvītā praviveśa purottamam | tāṃ vihvalāṃ kṛśāṃ dīnāṃ muktakeśīm amārjitām ||

Luego, impulsada por la necesidad de fuerza y amparo, entró en aquella excelente ciudad. Se la veía estremecida y desconcertada, enjuta y desdichada; llevaba el cabello suelto y estaba sin lavar, señal exterior de la angustia interior y del derrumbe de la compostura ordinaria bajo el peso del sufrimiento.

अथthen
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
बलात्by force; forcibly
बलात्:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootबल
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
त्रासfear; terror
त्रास:
TypeNoun
Rootत्रास
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
संवीताcovered; wrapped; clothed
संवीता:
TypeAdjective
Rootसं-वी (क्त)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
प्रविवेशentered
प्रविवेश:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-विश्
FormPerfect, 3rd, Singular
पुरcity; town
पुर:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपुर
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
उत्तमम्excellent; best
उत्तमम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootउत्तम
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
ताम्her
ताम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
विह्वलाम्bewildered; distraught
विह्वलाम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootविह्वल
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
कृशाम्thin; emaciated
कृशाम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootकृश
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
दीनाम्wretched; miserable
दीनाम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootदीन
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
मुक्तloosened; let loose
मुक्त:
TypeAdjective
Rootमुच् (क्त)
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
केशीम्having hair (in such a state); with hair
केशीम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootकेशिन्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
अमार्जिताम्uncleansed; unwashed
अमार्जिताम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-मार्जित (मार्ज् + क्त)
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular

बृहदश्चव उवाच

बृहदश्चव (Bṛhadaśva)
P
purottama (an excellent city)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how intense suffering can strip away normal social markers of composure and cleanliness; ethical attention shifts from judging appearances to recognizing distress and the human need for protection and support (bala).

A woman, overwhelmed by hardship, enters an excellent city in a visibly disheveled state—bewildered, thin, miserable, with loose hair and unwashed—signaling grief and vulnerability as the story moves toward seeking aid or refuge.