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Shloka 22

अरण्यवृत्ति-वैराग्योपदेशः | Forest Discipline and the Program of Non-Attachment

विधूमे न्‍्यस्तमुसले व्यज्ारे भुक्तवज्जने । अतीतपात्रसंचारे काले विगतभिक्षुके

vidhūme nyastamusale vyajāre bhuktavajjane | atītapātrasañcāre kāle vigatabhikṣuke ||

قال يودهيشثيرا: «حين لا يعود الدخان يتصاعد من البيوت، وحين يُوضَع المدقّ جانباً، وحين تخبو نار الموقد، وحين يفرغ أهل الدار من الطعام، وحين ينتهي تداول الصحاف المقدَّمة، وحين ينصرف السائلون بعد أن نالوا الصدقة—في مثل ذلك الوقت لن أخرج لطلب الصدقة إلا مرةً واحدة في اليوم، إلى بيتين أو ثلاثة، أو إلى خمسة على الأكثر. وبعد أن أقطع من كل جهةٍ قيود التعلّق، سأجوب هذه الأرض.»

विधूमेwhen (it is) smokeless / without smoke
विधूमे:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootविधूम
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
न्यस्त-मुसलेwhen the pestle is laid aside
न्यस्त-मुसले:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootन्यस्त-मुसल
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
व्यजारेwhen the hearth/fireplace is (inactive/cleared)
व्यजारे:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootव्यजार
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
भुक्तवत्-जनेwhen the people have eaten
भुक्तवत्-जने:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootभुक्तवत्-जन
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
अतीत-पात्र-संचारेwhen the carrying about of dishes/plates is over
अतीत-पात्र-संचारे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअतीत-पात्र-संचार
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
कालेat the time
काले:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकाल
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
विगत-भिक्षुकेwhen the beggars have departed / when there is no beggar (left)
विगत-भिक्षुके:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootविगत-भिक्षुक
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular

युधिछिर उवाच

Y
Yudhiṣṭhira
P
pestle (musala)
H
hearth/fire (agni/āra)
D
dishes/plates (pātra)
B
beggars/alms-seekers (bhikṣuka)
E
earth (pṛthivī)

Educational Q&A

The verse teaches disciplined renunciation: an ascetic should seek alms only after households have completed their own meal and work, minimizing disturbance and cultivating non-attachment by cutting bonds of affection and wandering without dependence.

Yudhiṣṭhira describes the practical rule he will follow as a mendicant: he will go for alms at a late, unobtrusive time—after cooking and eating are finished—and will limit himself to a small number of houses, signaling a resolve to live simply and detach from worldly ties.