Shloka 28
दमयन्त्याः कार्यनिश्चयः — Damayantī’s Crisis Plan and Vārṣṇeya’s Departure
Devanagari script
ततो हाहेति सहसा मुक्त: शब्दो नराधिपै:,फिर तो दूसरे राजाओंके मुखसे सहसा 'हाहाकार'-का शब्द निकल पड़ा
Transliteration
tato hāheti sahasā muktaḥ śabdo narādhipaiḥ
Translation
Then, all at once, from the mouths of the other kings there burst forth the cry “Hā! Hā!”—a spontaneous outcry of alarm and grief at what they had just witnessed, revealing how swiftly royal composure can give way to human anguish in the face of sudden calamity.
Word by Word
ततःthen, thereupon
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतद्
FormAvyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from that/thereupon')
हाहाalas! (cry of distress)
हाहा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहाहा
FormInterjection (avyaya)
इतिthus (quoting)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
FormQuotative particle (avyaya)
सहसाsuddenly, at once
सहसा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसहसा
FormAdverb (avyaya)
मुक्तःuttered, released
मुक्तः:
TypeVerb
Rootमुच्
FormPast passive participle (क्त), masculine nominative singular
शब्दःsound, cry
शब्दः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशब्द
FormMasculine nominative singular
नराधिपैःby the kings (lords of men)
नराधिपैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootनराधिप
FormMasculine instrumental plural
Speaker
बृहदश्व उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
bṛhadaśva (speaker)N
narādhipaḥ (kings/rulers)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes