Shloka 34

Aṃśāvataraṇa-kathana (Catalog of Divine/Asuric Portions in Human Births) — Chapter 61

Devanagari script

वासाय खाण्डवप्रस्थं व्रजध्वं गतमत्सरा: । तयोस्ते वचनाज्जग्मु: सह सर्व: सुहृज्जनै:

Transliteration

vāsāya khāṇḍavaprasthaṃ vrajadhvaṃ gatamatsarāḥ | tayos te vacanāj jagmuḥ saha sarvaḥ suhṛjjanaiḥ ||

Translation

قال فايشَمبايانا: «اذهبوا إلى خاندافابرستها لتقيموا فيها، وقد نُزِع من قلوبكم الحسد.» فلما صدر قولُ هذين، انطلقوا ومعهم جميع الأصدقاء والأقارب المحسنين.

Word by Word

वासायfor dwelling/residence

खाण्डवप्रस्थम्to Khāṇḍavaprastha

व्रजध्वम्go (you all)!

गतमत्सराःfree from envy (having abandoned jealousy)

तयोःof those two

तेthey

वचनात्from/at the word (command)

जग्मुःwent

सहtogether with

सर्वःall/entire

सुहृत्-जनैःwith (their) friends/kinsmen

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Khāṇḍavaprastha

tayoḥ (those two, unnamed in this verse)

suhṛj-jana (friends/well-wishers)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights an ethical ideal for social harmony: undertaking one’s allotted residence and duty without matsara (envy/resentment). Freedom from jealousy is presented as a prerequisite for peaceful coexistence and rightful settlement.

What is happening in the narrative?

An instruction is given to go and reside at Khāṇḍavaprastha. Obeying the directive of “those two” (contextually, the authoritative decision-makers in the episode), the group sets out, accompanied by their friends and well-wishers.