Shloka 36

पाण्डोः श्राद्धं, सत्यवत्याः वनगमनम्, बाल्यस्पर्धा च

Pāṇḍu’s Śrāddha, Satyavatī’s Withdrawal, and Childhood Rivalry

Devanagari script

वानप्रस्थजनस्यापि दर्शनं कुलवासिनाम्‌ | नाप्रियाण्याचरिष्यामि कि पुनर्ग्रामवासिनाम्‌,मैं वानप्रस्थ आश्रममें रहनेवालोंका तथा कुट॒म्बी-जनोंका भी दर्शन और अप्रिय नहीं करूँगा; फिर ग्रामवासियोंकी तो बात ही क्या है?

Transliteration

vānaprasthajanasya api darśanaṁ kulavāsinām | nāpriyāṇy ā-cariṣyāmi ki punar grāmavāsinām ||

Translation

«حتى أربابُ البيوتِ المقيمون في الغابة في مرحلةِ الفانابراستها (vānaprastha)، والذين يعيشون مع أهليهم، لن أقتربَ منهم بما يورثُ السخط. فكيف بأهلِ القرى؟ إنّ اجتنابَ إيذائهم أولى وأحرى.»

Word by Word

वानप्रस्थजनस्यof the forest-dweller people (vānaprasthas)

अपिeven/also

दर्शनम्seeing/meeting; audience

कुलवासिनाम्of the householders/family-dwellers

नnot

अप्रियाणिunpleasant (things)

आचरिष्यामिI will do/behave (I will commit)

किम्what? (how much more/then what to say)

पुनःagain; moreover

ग्रामवासिनाम्of the village-dwellers

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

vānaprastha (āśrama category)

kulavāsins (householders/family-dwellers)

grāmavāsins (villagers)

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

One should practice restraint in speech and conduct, taking care not to cause displeasure or harm—especially toward respected groups like vānaprasthas and householders; if such care is due to them, it is even more due to ordinary villagers.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Vaiśampāyana’s narration, a speaker expresses an intention to behave respectfully during visits/encounters, emphasizing that he will not act in ways that offend even forest-dwelling elders and family householders—therefore he will certainly not offend the villagers.