Mahabharata · 5.174.26
॥
Devanāgarī
कथं च तीव्रं दुःखं मे हनिष्यति स भार्गवः ॥
एतद् इच्छाम्य् अहं श्रोतुम् अथ यास्यामि तत्र वै ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
kathaṃ ca tīvraṃ duḥkhaṃ me haniṣyati sa bhārgavaḥ ||
etad icchāmy ahaṃ śrotum atha yāsyāmi tatra vai ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
कथंkathaṃhow; in what way
चcaand; also
तीव्रंtīvraṃburning; grievous
दुःखंduḥkhaṃsuffering; pain
मेmemy; for me
हनिष्यतिhaniṣyatiwill remove; will put an end to
सsahe; this
भार्गवःbhārgavaḥBhargava; descendant of Bhrigu
एतद्etadthis; about this
इच्छाम्य्icchāmyI wish; I want
अहंahaṃI; I myself
श्रोतुम्śrotumto hear; to listen
अथathathen; after this
यास्यामिyāsyāmiI will go; I shall depart
तत्रtatrathere; to that place
वैvaiindeed; truly
Translation
'But how will this Bhargava remove my burning suffering? I wish to hear this; then I shall go there.'
Version
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In this chapter Amba's plight moves from personal grief toward a search for effective protection. The ascetics propose the ordinary social path: return the girl to her father's authority, since life in the forest is dangerous, especially for a princess without support. Amba refuses: returning would mean disgrace among her kin and would not heal the wound within her. The arrival of Hotravahana changes the course of events — he takes up her suffering as a family duty and directs her to Rama Jamadagnya. Thus austerity, kinship responsibility, and kshatriya retribution converge on a single path, one leading toward the future confrontation with Bhishma.