Shloka 16
नलस्य दमयन्त्युत्सर्गः
Nala’s Abandonment of Damayantī in the Lodging Hall
Devanagari script
त॑ द्रष्टमर्हसीत्येवं पुन: पुनरभाषत । त॑ं तथा रुचिरापाड़ीं विलपन्तीं तथाविधाम्
Transliteration
taṁ draṣṭam arhasīty evaṁ punaḥ punar abhāṣata | taṁ tathā rucirāpāḍīṁ vilapantīṁ tathāvidhām ||
Translation
他一遍又一遍地说道：“你理当去见他。”而她——肢体娟秀、光彩照人——仍以同样的方式哀号不止。
Word by Word
तत्that (thing)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formneuter, accusative, singular
द्रष्टुम्to see
द्रष्टुम्:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
Formtumun (infinitive)
अर्हसिyou ought/are fit
अर्हसि:
TypeVerb
Rootअर्ह्
Formpresent indicative, 2, singular
इतिthus/so (quotative)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
एवम्in this manner
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
पुनःagain
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः
पुनःagain
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः
अभाषतspoke/said
अभाषत:
TypeVerb
Rootभाष्
Formimperfect (past), 3, singular
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
तथाthus/so
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
रुचिरापाडीम्the beautiful, afflicted (woman)
रुचिरापाडीम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootरुचिर-अपाडी
Formfeminine, accusative, singular
विलपन्तीम्lamenting
विलपन्तीम्:
TypeVerb
Rootवि-लप्
Formशतृ (present active participle), feminine, accusative, singular
तथाविधाम्of such a kind/so situated
तथाविधाम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootतथा-विध
Formfeminine, accusative, singular
Speaker
ब॒हृदश्चव उवाच
Characters & Entities
ब
बृहदश्व (Bṛhadaśva)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights an ethical insistence: one should not evade what must be faced—especially when duty or truth demands it—while also acknowledging the natural reality of sorrow and lamentation.
Bṛhadaśva repeatedly urges someone, “You should see him,” while a woman described as radiant and fair-limbed continues lamenting in a distressed state, indicating an emotionally charged moment of counsel amid grief.