Shloka 33

दमयन्त्याः कार्यनिश्चयः — Damayantī’s Crisis Plan and Vārṣṇeya’s Departure

Devanagari script

दमयन्ती तथा वाग्भिरभिनन्द्य कृताज्जलि: । तौ परस्परत: प्रीतौ दृष्टवा त्वग्निपुरोगमान्‌

Transliteration

damayantī tathā vāgbhir abhinandya kṛtāñjaliḥ | tau parasparataḥ prītau dṛṣṭvā tv agnipurogamān ||

Translation

Дамаянти, сложив ладони в почтительном приветствии, обратилась к ним с благосклонными словами. Увидев, что оба они взаимно довольны друг другом, она затем взглянула на тех, кто шествовал впереди во главе с Агни, — благой знак, утверждавший их согласие и правоту их поступка.

Word by Word

• दमयन्ती: Damayanti
• दमयन्ती: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दमयन्ती (प्रातिपदिकम्)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: thus/likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• वाग्भिः: with words/speech
• वाग्भिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच् (प्रातिपदिकम्)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Plural

• अभिनन्द्य: having greeted/commended
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-नन्द् (धातुः)
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• कृत-अञ्जलिः: with hands joined (in reverence)
• कृत-अञ्जलिः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृ धातुज) + अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिकम्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तौ: those two/them both
• तौ: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिकम्)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

• परस्परतः: mutually/each other
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परस्पर (प्रातिपदिकम्) + तस् (अव्यय-प्रत्ययः)

• प्रीतौ: pleased/delighted
• प्रीतौ: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीत (प्रातिपदिकम्)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातुः)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• अग्नि-पुरोगमान्: those who had Fire in front / led by Agni
• अग्नि-पुरोगमान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिकम्) + पुरोगम (प्रातिपदिकम्)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

बृहदश्व उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Damayantī
• Agni

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

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.

What is happening in the narrative?

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.