Shloka 27

दमयन्ती–बाहुकसंवादः

Damayantī’s Dialogue with Bāhuka; Recognition and Disclosure

Devanagari script

विषमस्थेन मूढेन परिगभ्रष्टसुखेन च । यत्‌ सा तेन परित्यक्ता तत्र न क्रोद्धुमहति,वह पुरुष बड़े संकटमें था तथा सुखके साधनोंसे वज्चित होकर किंकर्तव्यविमूढ़ हो गया था। ऐसी दशामें यदि उसने अपनी पत्नीका परित्याग किया है, तो इसके लिये पत्नीको उसपर क्रोध नहीं करना चाहिये

Translation

“Aquele homem estava em grave aperto e, por sua cegueira, privado da felicidade e dos meios de alcançá-la. Em tal condição, se a abandonou, ela não deve encolerizar-se contra ele.”

Word by Word

विषमस्थेनby/with one situated in adversity (in an uneven/difficult condition)

मूढेनby/with one bewildered

परिगभ्रष्टसुखेनby/with one deprived of comforts/pleasures

चand

यत्since/that (because)

साshe (that woman/wife)

तेनby him

परित्यक्ताabandoned/left

तत्रtherein/in that matter

नnot

क्रोद्धुम्to be angry

अर्हतिis fit/ought

Speaker

बाहुक उवाच

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes