Shloka 7
Adhyāya 76: Kuṇḍina-praveśaḥ, Bhīmena satkāraḥ, Ṛtuparṇa-kṣamā, Aśvahṛdaya-pratyarpanam
Nala’s Reception and Reconciliation
तां सम दृष्टवैव सहसा दमयन्तीं नलो नृपः । आविष्ट: शोकदु:खाभ्यां बभूवाश्रुपरिप्लुत:,भरतकुलभूषण! पिता और माताकी आज्ञा ले दमयन्तीने नलको राजभवनके भीतर जहाँ वह स्वयं रहती थी, बुलवाया। दमयन्तीको सहसा सामने उपस्थित देख राजा नल शोक और दु:खसे व्याप्त हो नेत्रोंसे आँसू बहाने लगे
tāṃ saṃdṛṣṭvaiva sahasā damayantīṃ nalo nṛpaḥ | āviṣṭaḥ śokaduḥkhābhyāṃ babhūvāśrupariplutaḥ ||
ദമയന്തിയെ പെട്ടെന്നു മുന്നിൽ കണ്ട രാജാവ് നലൻ ശോകദുഃഖങ്ങളിൽ ആകുലനായി; കണ്ണുകൾ കണ്ണീരാൽ നിറഞ്ഞു.
बृहदश्चव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how even a king, expected to embody steadiness and self-control, can be overtaken by sorrow; it invites reflection on dharma as lived under emotional pressure—where compassion and truth of feeling coexist with the responsibilities of rulership.
Damayantī suddenly appears before King Nala; the sight of her immediately triggers intense grief in him, and he breaks into tears, signaling the depth of their distress and the crisis unfolding in their relationship and circumstances.