Shloka 108

नलस्य बाहुकत्वेन ऋतुपर्णनगरप्रवेशः

Nala as Bāhuka enters Ṛtuparṇa’s city

Devanagari script

एवं साशोकवृक्ष॑ तमार्ता वै परिगम्य ह । जगाम दारुणतरं देशं भैमी वराड़ना,इस प्रकार शोकार्त हुई सुन्दरी दमयन्ती उस अशोकवृक्षकी परिक्रमा करके वहाँसे अत्यन्त भयंकर स्थानकी ओर गयी

Transliteration

evaṃ sā śokavṛkṣaṃ tam ārtā vai parigamya ha | jagāma dāruṇataraṃ deśaṃ bhaimī varāṅganā ||

Translation

于是，尊贵的毗摩之女毗弥（达摩延蒂）为悲痛所压，绕行那株阿输迦树一周，继而迈步前行，走向更为可怖的地域。

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus, in this manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• स: she
• स: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• अशोकवृक्षम्: the aśoka-tree
• अशोकवृक्षम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अशोकवृक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ताम्: it/that (tree) / that one
• ताम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• आर्ता: afflicted, distressed
• आर्ता: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आर्त
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• वै: indeed, surely
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• परिगम्य: having gone around, having circumambulated
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-गम्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada

• ह: indeed (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह

• जगाम: went
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• दारुणतरम्: more dreadful, very terrible
• दारुणतरम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दारुणतर
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• देशम्: place, region
• देशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• भैमी: Bhīmī (Damayantī, daughter of Bhīma)
• भैमी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भैमी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• वराङ्गना: the beautiful woman
• वराङ्गना: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वराङ्गना
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

बृहृदश्च उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhadaśva
• Damayantī (Bhaimī)
• Aśoka tree
• Dreadful region (dāruṇatara deśa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in intense sorrow, one should not abandon resolve; Damayantī’s continued movement forward models steadfastness and moral endurance amid adversity.

What is happening in the narrative?

Damayantī, grieving and distressed, circumambulates the aśoka tree and then proceeds into an even more frightening part of the wilderness, continuing her lonely search and struggle.