Shloka 18

आदि पर्व — अध्याय 148: कुन्ती–ब्राह्मणसंवादः (दुःखमूल-प्रश्नः) / Kuntī and the Brahmin: Inquiry into the Root of Suffering

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

Vaiśampāyana sprach: Da gingen all jene Pāṇḍavas, von tiefem Kummer überwältigt, zusammen mit ihrer Mutter durch jenen Tunnel hinaus und zogen eilends weit fort, von niemandem gesehen.

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.