Shloka 43
दमयन्त्याः कार्यनिश्चयः — Damayantī’s Crisis Plan and Vārṣṇeya’s Departure
Devanagari script
अतीव मुदितो राजा भ्राजमानों5शुमानिव
Transliteration
atīva mudito rājā bhrājamāno 'ṃśumān iva
Translation
ബൃഹദശ്വൻ പറഞ്ഞു— രാജാവ് അത്യന്തം ആനന്ദിച്ച്, കാന്തിമാനായ സൂര്യനെപ്പോലെ പ്രകാശിച്ചു.
Word by Word
अतीवexceedingly, very
अतीव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअतीव
मुदितःgladdened, delighted
मुदितः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमुदित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
राजाthe king
राजा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भ्राजमानःshining, radiant
भ्राजमानः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootभ्राजमान
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अंशुमान्the sun (the radiant one)
अंशुमान्:
TypeNoun
Rootअंशुमत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इवlike, as if
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
Speaker
बृहदश्व उवाच
Characters & Entities
R
rājā (the king)A
aṃśumān (the Sun)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how inner joy and righteous satisfaction naturally manifest outwardly as radiance; a good ruler’s uplifted state becomes visible and auspicious to others.
In Bṛhadaśva’s narration, the king is described at a moment of great happiness, appearing brilliantly radiant—compared to the Sun—to convey the intensity of his delight.