Shloka 7

Devanagari script

अदुःखार्हा परं दु:खं प्राप्तेयं मृदुगामिनी । आश्वासय महाराज तामिमां श्रमकर्शिताम्‌,राजन! यह मन्दगतिसे चलनेवाली देवी दुःख सहन करनेके योग्य नहीं है; तो भी इसपर महान्‌ दुःख आ पड़ा है। रास्तेके परिश्रमसे यह दुर्बल हो गयी है। आप आकर इसे सान्त्वना दें

Transliteration

aduhkhārhā paraṁ duḥkhaṁ prāpteyaṁ mṛdugāminī | āśvāsaya mahārāja tām imāṁ śramakarśitām ||

Translation

Nakula said: “O great king, this gentle lady is not one who should have to endure suffering; yet she has been struck by extreme distress. Worn down by the fatigue of the road, she has grown weak. Come and console her.”

Word by Word

• अदुःखार्हा: not fit to endure sorrow
• अदुःखार्हा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-दुःख-अर्ह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• परम्: great, extreme
• परम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• दुःखम्: sorrow, suffering
• दुःखम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्राप्ता: has come upon / has been reached
• प्राप्ता: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु) → प्राप्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular, —, past passive participle used predicatively

• इयम्: this (woman)
• इयम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• मृदुगामिनी: gentle-moving, slow-stepping
• मृदुगामिनी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृदु-गामिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• आश्वासय: comfort (her), console
• आश्वासय: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-श्वस् (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ (imperative), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• इमाम्: this (woman)
• इमाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• श्रमकर्शिताम्: weakened/tormented by fatigue
• श्रमकर्शिताम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रम-कर्शित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from कर्श्)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

नकुल उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nakula
• Mahārāja (the king addressed)
• a gentle lady (mṛdugāminī; unnamed in this verse)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharma as compassionate responsibility: those with power and authority (a king/leader) should notice the vulnerable, recognize undeserved suffering, and actively offer reassurance and protection.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nakula addresses the king, pointing out that a gentle woman—unaccustomed to hardship—has been overwhelmed by great sorrow and weakened by travel. He urges the king to come and console her.