Shloka 12
नलस्य बाहुकत्वेन ऋतुपर्णनगरप्रवेशः
Nala as Bāhuka enters Ṛtuparṇa’s city
विदर्भतनया राजन विललाप सुदुः:खिता । भर्तुशोकपरीताज़ी शिलातलमथाश्रिता,राजन! विदर्भकुमारी दमयन्तीके अंग-अंगमें पतिके वियोगका शोक व्याप्त हो गया था, इसलिये वह अत्यन्त दु:खित हो एक शिलाके नीचे भागमें बैठकर बहुत विलाप करने लगी--
bṛhadaśva uvāca | vidarbha-tanayā rājan vilalāpa suduḥkhitā | bhartuḥ-śoka-parītāṅgī śilā-talam athāśritā ||
ブリハダシュヴァは語った。「王よ、ヴィダルバの姫は激しい悲嘆に呑まれ、嘆き始めた。夫を思う悲しみが四肢の隅々まで満ち、彼女は岩の面に身を寄せて声をあげて泣いた。」
बृहृदश्च उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the human reality of grief in separation and implicitly underscores steadfast marital devotion: Damayantī’s sorrow is not mere weakness but a sign of deep fidelity and the moral weight of conjugal bonds, inviting compassion rather than judgment.
In Bṛhadaśva’s narration of the Nala–Damayantī episode, Damayantī—separated from her husband Nala—sits upon a rock and cries out in anguish, her whole being overwhelmed by grief.