Shloka 19

Devanagari script

तस्यां गतायां मदनेन मत्तो विचेतनश्वाभवदृष्यशृड्रः । तामेव भावेन गतेन शून्ये विनि:श्वसन्नार्तरूपो बभूव,उसके चले जानेपर उसके अनुरागसे उन्मत्त मुनिकुमार ऋष्यशृंग अचेत-से हो गये। उस निर्जन स्थानमें उनकी मनोवृति उसीकी ओर लगी रही और वे लंबी साँस खींचते हुए अत्यन्त व्यथित हो उठे

Transliteration

tasyāṃ gatāyāṃ madanena matto vicetanaś cābhavad ṛṣyaśṛṅgaḥ | tām eva bhāvena gatena śūnye viniḥśvasann ārta-rūpo babhūva |

Translation

Setelah ia pergi, Ṛṣyaśṛṅga yang mabuk oleh kuasa Kāma menjadi seakan tak sadar. Di tempat sunyi yang kini kosong itu, pikirannya terpaut hanya padanya; ia menghela napas panjang dan diliputi kepedihan yang nyata.

Word by Word

तस्याम्in her / when she

गतायाम्having gone (when she had gone)

मदनेनby love / by passion (Cupid)

मत्तःmaddened, intoxicated

विचेतनःunconscious, senseless

अभवत्became

ऋश्यशृङ्गःR̥śyaśṛṅga (name)

ताम्her

एवindeed, only

भावेनby (his) feeling/mental state

गतेनgone, directed (towards)

शून्येin the empty/deserted (place)

विनिःश्वसन्sighing, breathing out

आर्तरूपःhaving a distressed appearance

बभूवbecame, came to be

Speaker

लोगश उवाच

Characters & Entities

Ṛ

Ṛṣyaśṛṅga

Madana (Kāma)

the departed woman (unnamed in this verse)

a deserted/empty place (śūnya-sthāna)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how unchecked desire (kāma) can overpower awareness and stability, producing suffering and loss of discernment; ethical self-mastery requires vigilance over the mind’s attachments.

What is happening in the narrative?

After the woman leaves, Ṛṣyaśṛṅga becomes overwhelmed by longing; in the now-deserted place he keeps thinking only of her, sighing and appearing deeply distressed.