Shloka 53
Sudeva Identifies Damayantī in Cedi (सुदेवेन दमयन्ती-परिचयः)
भासि विद्युदिवा भ्रेषु शंस मे कासि कस्य वा । नहि ते मानुषं रूपं भूषणैरपि वर्जितम्
bhāsi vidyudivā bhreṣu śaṃsa me kāsi kasya vā | nahi te mānuṣaṃ rūpaṃ bhūṣaṇair api varjitam ||
Dijo Bṛhadāśva: «Brillas como un relámpago entre las nubes. Dime: ¿quién eres, y de quién eres? Pues aun sin adornos, tu figura no parece humana.»
बृहदश्चव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights discerning perception: extraordinary radiance and presence can signal a being beyond ordinary human status, prompting respectful inquiry into identity rather than rash judgment.
Bṛhadaśva addresses a woman of striking, lightning-like brilliance and asks her to reveal who she is and to whom she belongs, noting that her unadorned beauty appears non-human.