Shloka 13

अंशुमान्—अश्वान्वेषणम्, दिशागजसंवादः, कपिलदाहवृत्तान्तः, गङ्गोपदेशः

Anshuman’s Search for the Horse and the Counsel to Bring Ganga

Devanagari script

स दु:खवशमापन्नस्त्वसमञ्जसुतस्तदा।चुक्रोश परमार्तस्तु वधात्तेषां सुदु:खित:।।।।

Transliteration

sa duḥkhavaśam āpannas tv asamañjasutaḥ tadā | cukrośa paramārtaḥ tu vadhāt teṣāṁ suduḥkhitaḥ ||

Translation

于是，阿舒曼——阿萨曼贾萨之子——为悲痛所压倒，因他们被杀而极度哀恸，发出凄切的呼号。

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन (Singular), सर्वनाम

• दुःख-वशम्: under the control of grief
• दुःख-वशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक) + वश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष-समास (दुःखस्य वशः)

• आपन्नः: having fallen into
• आपन्नः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आपद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘reached/entered’

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थ

• असमञ्जसुतः: son of Asamañjasa
• असमञ्जसुतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असमञ्जस (प्रातिपदिक) + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (असमञ्जसस्य सुतः)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kālādhi karaṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• चुक्रोश: cried out
• चुक्रोश: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रुश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• परम-आर्तः: utterly distressed
• परम-आर्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + आर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (अत्यन्तम् आर्तः)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• वधात्: from the killing/destruction
• वधात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/अपादान), एकवचन

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचन, सर्वनाम

• सुदुःखितः: deeply grieved
• सुदुःखितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + दुःखित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘very sorrowful’ (सु-उपपद)

Context

Then the son of Asamanjasa, overwhelmed with sorrow and deeply distressed at their destruction, bewailed with great grief.

Characters & Entities

• Anśumān
• Asamañjasa
• sons of Sagara

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma includes compassion and proper mourning: acknowledging loss truthfully (satya) and feeling righteous sorrow for kin restrains cruelty and re-centers the heart toward humane conduct.

What is the narrative situation?

Upon seeing the ashes of his uncles, Anśumān is overwhelmed and laments their death.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Compassionate sensitivity—he is not indifferent to death, even amid a mission; his grief reflects moral awareness.