Shloka 18

Devanagari script

पाण्डवाश्वापि ते सर्वे सह मात्रा सुदु:ःखिता: । बिलेन तेन निर्गत्य जम्मुर्दतमलक्षिता:,उधर समस्त पाण्डव भी अत्यन्त दुःखी हो अपनी माताके साथ सुरंगके मार्गसे निकलकर तुरंत ही दूर चले गये। उन्हें कोई भी देख न सका

Transliteration

pāṇḍavāś cāpi te sarve saha mātrā suduḥkhitāḥ | bilena tena nirgatyā jagmur dūram alakṣitāḥ ||

Translation

তখন সেই সকল পাণ্ডবও গভীর দুঃখে আচ্ছন্ন হয়ে মাতার সঙ্গে সেই সুড়ঙ্গপথে বেরিয়ে পড়ল এবং দ্রুত দূরে চলে গেল; কেউ তাদের দেখতে পেল না।

Word by Word

पाण्डवाःthe Pandavas

अपिalso

तेthose/they

सर्वेall

सहtogether with

मात्राwith (their) mother

सुदुःखिताःvery sorrowful

बिलेनthrough the tunnel/cave

तेनby that/through that

निर्गत्यhaving gone out/emerged

जग्मुःthey went

दूरतम्very far (a great distance)

अलक्षिताःunnoticed, not seen

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Pāṇḍavas

their mother (Kuntī)

tunnel/burrow (bila)

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?

When faced with unjust aggression, safeguarding life through careful strategy—such as secrecy and escape—can be aligned with dharma, especially to protect those who are not at fault.

What is happening in the narrative?

After emerging from a tunnel (bila), the Pāṇḍavas, accompanied by their mother, leave swiftly and remain undetected, marking their successful escape from immediate danger.