Shloka 108

नलस्य बाहुकत्वेन ऋतुपर्णनगरप्रवेशः

Nala as Bāhuka enters Ṛtuparṇa’s city

Devanagari script

एवं साशोकवृक्ष॑ तमार्ता वै परिगम्य ह । जगाम दारुणतरं देशं भैमी वराड़ना,इस प्रकार शोकार्त हुई सुन्दरी दमयन्ती उस अशोकवृक्षकी परिक्रमा करके वहाँसे अत्यन्त भयंकर स्थानकी ओर गयी

Transliteration

evaṃ sā śokavṛkṣaṃ tam ārtā vai parigamya ha | jagāma dāruṇataraṃ deśaṃ bhaimī varāṅganā ||

Translation

Thus, the noble lady Bhīmī (Damayantī), overwhelmed with grief, circumambulated that aśoka tree and then moved on toward an even more dreadful region. The scene underscores her steadfast endurance: though afflicted and alone, she continues forward rather than yielding to despair.

Word by Word

एवम्thus, in this manner

सshe

अशोकवृक्षम्the aśoka-tree

ताम्it/that (tree) / that one

आर्ताafflicted, distressed

वैindeed, surely

परिगम्यhaving gone around, having circumambulated

हindeed (particle)

जगामwent

दारुणतरम्more dreadful, very terrible

देशम्place, region

भैमीBhīmī (Damayantī, daughter of Bhīma)

वराङ्गनाthe beautiful woman

Speaker

बृहृदश्च उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bṛhadaśva

Damayantī (Bhaimī)

Aśoka tree

Dreadful region (dāruṇatara deśa)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes