Shloka 39
Ulūpī–Citravāhinī Saṃvāda: Dhanaṃjaya-patana and Prāya-threat
शोकसंतप्तहृदया रुदती वेपती भृशम् | मणिपूरपतेर्माता ददर्श निहतं पतिम्,मणिपुर-नरेशकी माताका हृदय शोकसे संतप्त हो उठा था! रोती और काँपती हुई चित्रांगदाने देखा कि पतिदेव मारे गये
śokasantaptahṛdayā rudatī vepatī bhṛśam | maṇipūrapater mātā dadarśa nihataṃ patim ||
वैशम्पायन बोले—शोक से संतप्त हृदया, रोती और अत्यन्त काँपती हुई, मणिपुरपति की माता चित्रांगदा ने अपने पति को मरा हुआ देखा।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical aftermath of violence: even when conflict is framed by duty or politics, its most immediate truth is suffering borne by families—grief, fear, and the destabilization of social bonds.
A woman identified as the mother of the ruler of Maṇipura, overwhelmed by sorrow, weeps and trembles as she sees her husband lying dead, marking a moment of intense lamentation within the Ashvamedhika narrative.