Shloka 20
Āṇīmāṇḍavya–Upākhyāna
The Account of Āṇīmāṇḍavya and the Birth of Vidura
स समा: षोडशाष्टौ च चतस्रोषष्टौ तथापरा: । रतिमप्राप्रुवन् स्त्रीषु बभूव वनगोचर:,राजा शान्तनु सोलह, आठ, चार और आठ कुल छत्तीस वर्षोतक स्त्रीविषयक अनुरागका अनुभव न करते हुए वनमें रहे
sa samāḥ ṣoḍaśāṣṭau ca catasroṣaṣṭau tathāparāḥ | ratim aprāpruvan strīṣu babhūva vanagocaraḥ ||
قال فايشَمبايانا: ستَّ عشرةَ سنةً، ثم ثمانيًا بعدها، ثم أربعًا وستين أخرى كذلك، لم ينل الملكُ شانتانو لذّةً في النساء؛ بل عاش كمن يجوب الغابة، ضابطًا لنفسه، معتزلًا التعلّق بالشهوة.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights ethical self-restraint: a long period of living without pursuing sensual pleasure, suggesting discipline and withdrawal from desire as a valued virtue in the narrative context.
Vaiśampāyana describes a man who, for many years, does not experience or pursue sexual enjoyment with women and instead lives as a forest-roamer, emphasizing an ascetic or restrained phase of life.