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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 ||

ദമയന്തി കൈകൂപ്പി മധുരവചനങ്ങളാൽ അവരെ അഭിവാദ്യം ചെയ്തു. അവർ ഇരുവരും പരസ്പരം സന്തുഷ്ടരായിരിക്കുന്നതു കണ്ടപ്പോൾ, അഗ്നിയെ മുൻപാക്കി മുന്നേറുന്ന ദേവഗണങ്ങളിലേക്കു അവൾ ദൃഷ്ടി തിരിച്ചു.

दमयन्तीDamayanti
दमयन्ती:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदमयन्ती (प्रातिपदिकम्)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
तथाthus/likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
वाग्भिःwith words/speech
वाग्भिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootवाच् (प्रातिपदिकम्)
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Plural
अभिनन्द्यhaving greeted/commended
अभिनन्द्य:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-नन्द् (धातुः)
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)
कृत-अञ्जलिःwith hands joined (in reverence)
कृत-अञ्जलिः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootकृत (कृ धातुज) + अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिकम्)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तौthose two/them both
तौ:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिकम्)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Dual
परस्परतःmutually/each other
परस्परतः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरस्पर (प्रातिपदिकम्) + तस् (अव्यय-प्रत्ययः)
प्रीतौpleased/delighted
प्रीतौ:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रीत (प्रातिपदिकम्)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Dual
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश् (धातुः)
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
अग्नि-पुरोगमान्those who had Fire in front / led by Agni
अग्नि-पुरोगमान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिकम्) + पुरोगम (प्रातिपदिकम्)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural

बृहदश्व उवाच

D
Damayantī
A
Agni

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.