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Shloka 49

Duḥṣantasya Vana-praveśaḥ

King Duḥṣanta’s Entry into the Forest Hunt

वायुना प्रेर्यमाणस्तु धूम्राय मुदमन्वगात्‌ । तस्य रेत: प्रचस्कन्द चरतो गहने वने,उस समय कामोददीपक वायुसे प्रेरित हो राजाके मनमें रतिके लिये स्त्रीविषयक प्रीति उत्पन्न हुई। इस प्रकार वनमें विचरनेवाले राजा उपरिचरका वीर्य स्खलित हो गया

vāyunā preryamāṇas tu dhūmrāya mudam anvagāt | tasya retaḥ pracaskanda carato gahane vane ||

Vaiśampāyana sprach: Vom Wind, der das Begehren entfachte, aufgewühlt, wandte sich der Geist des Königs sinnlicher Lust zu. Als er in einem dichten Wald umherging, entlud sich sein Samen unwillkürlich—ein Vorfall, der die außergewöhnlichen Umstände von Empfängnis und Geschlechterfolge in Gang setzt.

वायुनाby the wind
वायुना:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootवायु
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
प्रेर्यमाणःbeing impelled
प्रेर्यमाणः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रेर् (प्र + ईर्)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, शानच् (present passive participle)
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
धूम्रायto Dhūmra (name of a being)
धूम्राय:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootधूम्र
FormMasculine, Dative, Singular
मुदम्joy/delight
मुदम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमुद्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
अन्वगात्followed/attained
अन्वगात्:
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (अनु + गम्)
FormImperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
तस्यof him/of that
तस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
रेतःsemen
रेतः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootरेतस्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
प्रचस्कन्दspurted forth/fell out
प्रचस्कन्द:
TypeVerb
Rootस्कन्द् (प्र + स्कन्द्)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
चरतःof (him) wandering
चरतः:
TypeAdjective
Rootचर्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular, शतृ (present active participle)
गहनेin the dense (place)
गहने:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootगहन
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
वनेin the forest
वने:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवन
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
V
Vāyu (wind)
D
Dhūmrā
U
Uparicara (king, implied by context)
F
forest (vana)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how powerful desire can arise from external triggers and overwhelm even a king, implying the ethical importance of vigilance and self-restraint; it also frames such moments as narrative causes that lead to consequential outcomes in lineage and destiny.

While wandering in a dense forest, the king—stirred by a desire-arousing wind and thoughts of Dhūmrā—experiences involuntary seminal discharge, an event that becomes a key link in the unfolding account of conception and genealogical developments.