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पिता अन्ये च तपस्विनः तां ददर्शुःpitā anye ca tapasvinaḥ tāṃ dadarśuḥthe father and the other ascetics saw her
विचेष्टमानां पतितां भूतले पद्म-वर्चसम्viceṣṭamānāṃ patitāṃ bhūtale padma-varcasamwrithing [in agony], fallen to the ground, her face like a lotus
सर्वे द्विज-वराः समाजग्मुः कृपा-अन्विताःsarve dvija-varāḥ samājagmuḥ kṛpā-anvitāḥall the best of the twice-born gathered, filled with compassion
स्वस्त्यात्रेयः महाजानुः कुशिकः शङ्ख-मेखलःsvastyātreyaḥ mahājānuḥ kuśikaḥ śaṅkha-mekhalaḥSvastyatreya, Mahajanu, Kushika, Shankhamekhala
भारद्वाजः कौणकुत्सः आर्ष्टिषेणः गौतमःbhāradvājaḥ kauṇakutsaḥ ārṣṭiṣeṇaḥ gautamaḥBharadvaja, Kaunakutsa, Arshtishena, Gautama
प्रमतिः सह पुत्रेण अन्ये च वन-वासिनःpramatiḥ saha putreṇa anye ca vana-vāsinaḥPramati with his son [Ruru] and the other forest-dwellers
तां कन्यां व्यसुं दृष्ट्वा भुजगस्य विष-अर्दिताम्tāṃ kanyāṃ vyasuṃ dṛṣṭvā bhujagasya viṣa-arditāmseeing that maiden lifeless, tormented by the serpent's venom
रुरुदुः कृपया आविष्टाःruruduḥ kṛpayā āviṣṭāḥwept, overcome with compassion
रुरुः तु आर्तः बहिः ययौruruḥ tu ārtaḥ bahiḥ yayaubut Ruru, in anguish, went away
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The scene of the sages weeping together over the dead Pramadvara reveals the nobility of a compassionate heart: even withdrawn ascetics who have mastered their senses weep at the sight of a young soul's untimely death — for compassion (karuna) does not contradict holiness but crowns it. Yet Ruru's conduct is especially notable: he does not remain to weep with the others but withdraws in silent suffering. This solitary grief is not weakness but the beginning of resolve: out of the depths of sorrow will be born his feat of love and self-sacrifice, which the story will soon tell. Scripture thus shows two faces of grief: shared weeping that pours out feeling, and concentrated suffering that turns into action. Here it is revealed that true love does not stop at tears but seeks the path to save the beloved — a prefiguration of how a soul, moved by love, turns to the Lord, seeking eternal life for those it loves. Ruru's departure 'away' is a departure toward resolve, toward sacrifice, toward prayer — the only things capable of overcoming death itself.