Shloka 53

Devanagari script

सैवं समेत्य व्यपनीय तन्‍्द्रां शान्तज्वरा हर्षविवृद्धसत्त्वा । रराज भैमी समवाप्तकामा शीतांशुना रात्रिरिवोदितेन,जैसे चन्द्रोदयसे रात्रिकी शोभा बढ़ जाती है, उसी प्रकार भीमकुमारी दमयन्ती पतिसे मिलकर आलस्यका त्याग करके निश्चिन्त और हर्षोल्लसित हृदयसे पूर्णकाम होकर अत्यन्त शोभा पाने लगी

Transliteration

saivaṁ sametya vyapanīya tandrāṁ śāntajvarā harṣavivṛddhasattvā | rarāja bhaimī samavāptakāmā śītāṁśunā rātrir ivoditena ||

Translation

Demikianlah setelah bertemu suaminya dan menyingkirkan kelalaiannya, demam dukanya pun reda. Dengan kekuatan batin yang bertambah oleh sukacita, Bhīmī (Damayantī), setelah hasratnya tertunai, bersinar indah—laksana malam yang bertambah seri oleh terbitnya bulan yang sejuk sinarnya.

Word by Word

साshe (Damayanti)

एवम्thus

समेत्यhaving met (having come together)

व्यपनीयhaving removed

तन्द्राम्drowsiness, lethargy

शान्तज्वराwhose fever had subsided

हर्षविवृद्धसत्त्वाwhose spirit/strength was increased by joy

रराजshone, was resplendent

भैमीthe daughter of Bhima (Damayanti)

समवाप्तकामाhaving obtained her desire; fulfilled

शीतांशुनाby the moon (cool-rayed one)

रात्रिःnight

इवlike, as

उदितेनrisen, having arisen

Speaker

बृहदश्चव उवाच

Characters & Entities

Damayantī (Bhaimī)

the Moon (Śītāṁśu)

Night (Rātri)

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

What is the core teaching?

Steadfastness and fidelity through hardship culminate in inner clarity (sattva) and peace; when rightful bonds are restored, distress subsides and one’s dignity and radiance return, symbolized by the moon illuminating the night.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bṛhadaśva describes Damayantī after reuniting with her husband: she shakes off her listlessness, her anguish ‘fever’ calms, and she becomes joyful and radiant—likened to the night beautified by the moonrise.