Shloka 38

Adhyaya 21 — Kuvalayashva’s Descent to Patala and the Rescue of Madalasa

Sanskrit

इयञ्च मूर्च्छामगमत् कारणं यत् शृणुष्व तत् ।

त्वयि प्रीतिमती बाला दर्शनादेव मानद ॥

Transliteration

iyañ ca mūrcchām agamat kāraṇaṃ yat śṛṇuṣva tat | tvayi prītimatī bālā darśanād eva mānada ||

Translation

Dan ia pun jatuh pingsan—dengarkan sebabnya: wahai yang mulia, gadis muda itu terpikat kepadamu hanya dengan melihatmu.

Speakers

• Female speaker explaining the girl’s condition to the addressed male

Key Themes

• Psychology of attraction
• Swoon as symptom of intense emotion
• Narrative causation