Shloka 52
The Episode of Śivaśarmā: Testing Somaśarmā through Service and Truth
इति चिंतापरो भूत्वा सोमशर्मा सुदुःखितः । पितुरग्रे च वृत्तांतं कथयिष्याम्यहं यदा
iti ciṃtāparo bhūtvā somaśarmā suduḥkhitaḥ | pituragre ca vṛttāṃtaṃ kathayiṣyāmyahaṃ yadā
Ainsi, tout entier à l’inquiétude et profondément affligé, Somaśarmā pensa : « Lorsque je me tiendrai devant mon père, je lui raconterai en entier tout ce qui s’est passé. »
Narrator (describing Somaśarmā’s state of mind)
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कथयिष्याम्यहं = कथयिष्यामि + अहम् (इ + अ → य); अन्यत्र स्पष्ट-सन्धिः न।
FAQs
He is portrayed as intensely worried (ciṃtāparaḥ) and deeply distressed (suduḥkhitaḥ), indicating remorse or anxiety about what has occurred.
He resolves to narrate the entire incident (vṛttānta) truthfully in the presence of his father.
It implies accountability: when troubled by events or wrongdoing, one should face elders/authorities and disclose the full truth rather than conceal it.