Shloka 32
रुरोद च भृशं राजन् वैदर्भी शोककर्शिता । दृष्टवा सुदेवं सहसा क्षातुरिष्टं द्विजोत्तमम्,राजन! अपने भाईके प्रिय मित्र द्विजश्रेष्ठ सुदंवको सहसा आया देख दमयन्ती शोकसे व्याकुल हो फूट-फ़ूटकर रोने लगी। भारत! तदनन्तर उसे सुदेवके साथ एकान्तमें बात करती तथा रोती देख सुनन्दा शोकसे व्याकुल हो उठी
bṛhadaśva uvāca | ruroda ca bhṛśaṃ rājan vaidarbhī śokakarśitā | dṛṣṭvā sudevaṃ sahasā kṣātur iṣṭaṃ dvijottamam ||
Bṛhadaśva said: “O King, the princess of Vidarbha, worn down by grief, burst into bitter weeping. The moment she suddenly saw Sudeva—the foremost of Brahmins, dear to her brother and a trusted friend—her sorrow overflowed.”
बृहृदश्च उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the human reality of grief and the moral power of loyal relationships: the sudden appearance of a trusted, virtuous messenger-friend becomes a catalyst for emotional release and the hope of aid. It underscores how dharmic bonds—family friendship and respect for a worthy Brahmin—carry support in times of suffering.
In the Damayantī–Nala narrative, Damayantī, exhausted by sorrow, suddenly sees Sudeva, an eminent Brahmin who is dear to her brother. Overcome, she breaks into intense weeping, indicating both recognition and the surge of long-contained distress as help or news arrives.