Shloka 42

और्वकृत-क्रोधाग्नि-निग्रहः

Aurva’s Containment of the Wrath-Fire

Devanagari script

ततो लालप्यमानस्य पार्थिवस्यायतेक्षणा । सौदामिनीव चाभ्रेषु तत्रैवान्तरधीयत,राजा संवरण उन्मत्तकी भाँति प्रलाप करते रह गये और वह विशाल नेत्रोंवाली सुन्दरी वहीं उनके सामने ही बादलोंमें बिजलीकी भाँति अन्तर्धान हो गयी

Transliteration

tato lālapyamānasya pārthivasyāyatekṣaṇā | saudāminīva cābhreṣu tatraivāntaradhīyata ||

Translation

Pagkaraan, habang ang hari ay patuloy na nananaghoy at nagsasalita na wari’y nawawala sa sarili, ang dalagang may malalaking mata ay naglaho roon din sa harap niya—gaya ng kidlat na biglang nawawala sa gitna ng mga ulap.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

लालप्यमानस्यof (him) being lamented/rambling (in speech)

पार्थिवस्यof the king

आयत-ईक्षणाthe long-eyed (lady)

सौदामिनीlightning

इवlike, as

चand

अभ्रेषुin the clouds

तत्रthere

एवindeed, just

अन्तर्धीयतdisappeared, vanished

Speaker

गन्धर्व उवाच

Characters & Entities

Saṁvaraṇa (king)

Āyata-īkṣaṇā (the large-eyed maiden)

Saudāminī (lightning, as simile)

Abhra (clouds, as simile setting)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical need for restraint: when the mind is overwhelmed by longing and agitation, even a king loses steadiness, and what is extraordinary or auspicious may withdraw. Composure and self-governance are implied virtues for rulers and seekers alike.

What is happening in the narrative?

As King Saṁvaraṇa laments in a distraught manner, the large-eyed maiden disappears instantly before him, compared to lightning vanishing among clouds—marking a sudden separation and intensifying the king’s emotional turmoil.