Shloka 8

Araṇi Lost to the Deer: Pāṇḍavas Pursue to Preserve Agnihotra (अरणी-हरण प्रसङ्गः)

Devanagari script

अपत्योत्पादनार्थ च तीव्रं नियममास्थित: । काले परिमिताहारो ब्रह्मचारी जितेन्द्रिय:,अतः उन्होंने संतानकी उत्पत्तिके लिये कठोर नियमोंका आश्रय लिया। वे निश्चित समयपर थोड़ा-सा भोजन करते और ब्रह्मचर्यका पालन करते हुए इन्द्रियोंको संयममें रखते थे

Transliteration

apatyotpādanārthaṃ ca tīvraṃ niyamam āsthitaḥ | kāle parimitāhāro brahmacārī jitendriyaḥ ||

Translation

ولأجل إنجابِ الذرية، أخذ على نفسه رياضةً شديدة. كان لا يأكل إلا قَدْراً محدوداً في أوقاتٍ معلومة، ويقيم على البراهْمَتشاريا (العِفّة والانقطاع)، ويُحكم قبضته على حواسّه إحكاماً.

Word by Word

अपत्यoffspring

उत्पादनार्थम्for the purpose of producing

चand

तीव्रम्severe

नियमम्vow/discipline

आस्थितःhaving undertaken/observing

कालेat the proper time

परिमिताहारःone of measured food-intake

ब्रह्मचारीcelibate/student observing brahmacarya

जितेन्द्रियःhaving conquered the senses; self-controlled

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Yudhiṣṭhira

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even aims connected with family and lineage (progeny) should be pursued through niyama—regulated conduct—marked by moderation in food, celibate restraint, and mastery over the senses; ethical ends require disciplined means.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira describes (or refers to) a person who, desiring offspring, adopts strict observances: eating sparingly at set times, maintaining brahmacarya, and controlling the senses, indicating a deliberate, dharma-governed approach to begetting children.