Shloka 9

Nārada’s Exempla of Tapas and Assurance to Dhṛtarāṣṭra (नारदोपदेशः—तपःसिद्ध्युदाहरणम्)

Devanagari script

मृगयूथैरनुद्विग्नैस्तत्र तत्र समाश्रितै: । अशड्कितै: पक्षिगणै: प्रगीतैरिव च प्रभो

Transliteration

mṛgayūthair anudvignais tatra tatra samāśritaiḥ | aśaṅkitaiḥ pakṣigaṇaiḥ pragītair iva ca prabho ||

Translation

বৈশম্পায়ন বললেন—হে প্রভু! সেখানে এখানে-ওখানে নিরুদ্বিগ্ন হরিণের পাল আশ্রয় নিয়ে বিশ্রাম করছিল; আর নির্ভয়ে পাখিদের দল যেন গীত গাইছে—এমনই শান্ত ও নিরাপদ ছিল সেই আশ্রমভূমি।

Word by Word

• मृगयूथैः: by herds of deer
• मृगयूथैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृगयूथ
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• अनुद्विग्नैः: unagitated, unalarmed
• अनुद्विग्नैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुद्विग्न
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• तत्र: in various places (here and there)
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• समाश्रितैः: having resorted to, settled in
• समाश्रितैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-श्रि
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• अशङ्कितैः: unafraid, without suspicion
• अशङ्कितैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अशङ्कित
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• पक्षिगणैः: by flocks of birds
• पक्षिगणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्षिगण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• प्रगीतैः: singing, warbling
• प्रगीतैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-गै
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

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

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• प्रभो: O lord
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• deer (mṛga)
• herds of deer (mṛgayūtha)
• birds (pakṣi)
• flocks of birds (pakṣigaṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical and spiritual ideal of a refuge where fear subsides: when life is guided by restraint and non-harm, even wild creatures become calm. It implicitly contrasts the violence of the past with the peace sought in the forest-ashrama stage.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes the setting as serene: deer rest undisturbed in different places and birds, unafraid, appear to sing. The imagery establishes the atmosphere of a quiet forest refuge associated with ashrama life.