Chapter 1 · Prathamo’dhyāyaḥ (First Chapter)
Verse 43
स्वजनेन च संत्यक्तस्तेषु हार्दी तथाप्यति। एवमेष तथाहं च द्वावप्यत्यन्तदुःखितौ ॥ ४३ ॥
svajanēna ca saṁtyaktastēṣu hārdī tathāpyati | ēvamēṣa tathāhaṁ ca dvāvapyatyantaduḥkhitau || 43 ||
Translation
'And he, abandoned by his own people, still feels heartfelt attachment towards them. Thus, both he and I are extremely sorrowful.'
Word by word
- svajanēna
- by his own people
- ca
- and
- saṁtyaktaḥ
- abandoned
- tēṣu
- towards them
- hārdī
- heartfelt attachment
- tathāpi
- still
- ati
- very, exceedingly
- evam
- thus
- eṣaḥ
- he
- tathā
- and
- aham
- I
- dvau
- two
- api
- also
- atyanta
- extremely
- duḥkhitau
- sorrowful
Meaning
The king summarizes their shared predicament, emphasizing the irrational nature of their attachment (hārdī) despite being abandoned. Both he and the merchant are bound by this universal human condition, which causes them extreme sorrow (atyantaduḥkhitau), setting the stage for the sage's response.