Shloka 76

Daśagrīva-boonāvaraṇa, Viṣṇv-avatāra-niyoga, Vānara-sahāya-janana, Mantharā-nirmāṇa

Devanagari script

वपुरन्यदिवाकार्षुरुत्साहामर्षचेष्टितै: । “अब तो वनवासका थोड़ा-सा ही समय शेष रह गया है, ऐसा समझकर नरश्रेष्ठ पाण्डवोंने उत्साह एवं अमर्षयुक्त चेष्टाओंसे अपने शरीरको किसी और ही प्रकारका बना लिया था

Transliteration

vapūr anyad iva ākārṣur utsāhāmarṣa-ceṣṭitaiḥ |

Translation

قال فايشَمبايَنا: لما أدركوا أن زمن نفيهم في الغابة لم يبقَ منه إلا القليل، بدا للناسِ خيرُهم—الباندافا—بأفعالٍ مشحونةٍ بحماسةٍ متجددة وسخطٍ عادل، كأنهم قد بدّلوا حتى أجسادهم، وكأنهم صاروا أشخاصًا آخرين تمامًا.

Word by Word

• वपुः: body
• वपुः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वपुस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अन्यत्: another, different
• अन्यत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• इव: as if, like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• अकार्षुः: they made, they did
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Aorist (luṅ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• उत्साह: with energy/enthusiasm
• उत्साह: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्साह
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अमर्ष: with indignation/resentment
• अमर्ष: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमर्ष
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• चेष्टितैः: by actions/efforts
• चेष्टितैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेष्टित
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Pāṇḍavas
• vanavāsa (forest exile)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

When a period of hardship nears its end, one should not lapse into complacency; rather, disciplined zeal (utsāha) joined with moral indignation against injustice (amarṣa) can renew strength and readiness to uphold dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator describes the Pāṇḍavas sensing that their forest-exile is almost complete; stirred by determination and indignation, they intensify their efforts and appear physically transformed—signaling preparation for the next phase of their struggle.