Shloka 33
दमयन्त्याः कार्यनिश्चयः — Damayantī’s Crisis Plan and Vārṣṇeya’s Departure
दमयन्ती तथा वाग्भिरभिनन्द्य कृताज्जलि: । तौ परस्परत: प्रीतौ दृष्टवा त्वग्निपुरोगमान्
damayantī tathā vāgbhir abhinandya kṛtāñjaliḥ | tau parasparataḥ prītau dṛṣṭvā tv agnipurogamān ||
ダマヤンティーは合掌して恭しく、優雅な言葉で彼らに挨拶した。二人が互いに喜び合っているのを見て、彼女はついでアグニを先頭に進む者たちの方へ目を向けた――それは吉兆であり、二人の和合とその振る舞いの正しさを確かに示していた。
बृहदश्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights ethical conduct through respectful speech and gesture (kṛtāñjali), showing how courtesy and mutual goodwill help restore harmony; auspicious guidance (Agni leading) underscores alignment with dharma.
Bṛhadaśva narrates that Damayantī respectfully greets them with kind words and folded hands; observing the pair’s mutual happiness, she notices those moving ahead with Agni as their leader, indicating an auspicious, divinely guided progression.