Shloka 13

दुर्योधनस्य लज्जा-प्रायोपवेशविचारः

Duryodhana’s Shame and Consideration of Prāyopaveśa

Devanagari script

श्रूयते हि महाराज सरो द्वैतवनं प्रति । वसन्तः पाण्डवाः सार्ध ब्राह्मुणैर्वनवासिभि:,“महाराज! सुननेमें आया है कि पाण्डवलोग द्वैतवनमें सरोवरके तटपर वनवासी ब्राह्मणोंके साथ रहते हैं

Transliteration

śrūyate hi mahārāja saro dvaitavanaṃ prati | vasantaḥ pāṇḍavāḥ sārdhaṃ brāhmaṇair vanavāsibhiḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: „O großer König, man vernimmt in der Tat, dass die Pāṇḍavas am Seeufer, am Rand des Dvaitavana-Waldes, weilen, zusammen mit Brahmanen, die in der Wildnis leben.“

Word by Word

• श्रूयते: is heard / is said
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: Lat, Ātmanepada, Karmani, Prathama, Eka

• हि: indeed / for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Sambodhana, Eka

• सरः: a lake
• सरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Prathama, Eka

• द्वैतवनम्: Dvaītavana (forest name)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वैतवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Dvitīyā, Eka

• प्रति: towards / in the direction of
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति

• वसन्तः: dwelling / residing
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: Śatṛ (present active participle), Masculine, Prathama, Bahu

• पाण्डवाः: the Pāṇḍavas
• पाण्डवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Prathama, Bahu

• सार्धम्: together (with)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम्

• ब्राह्मणैः: with Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणैः: Sahakāraka
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Tṛtīyā, Bahu

• वनवासिभिः: forest-dwelling
• वनवासिभिः: Sahakāraka
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वनवासिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Tṛtīyā, Bahu

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Mahārāja (Janamejaya)
• Pāṇḍavas
• Dvaitavana
• saraḥ (lake)
• vanavāsi brāhmaṇas (forest-dwelling Brahmins)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the dharmic ideal of sustaining righteous life even in hardship: the Pāṇḍavas, though exiled, live in disciplined forest-residence and in association with Brahmins, reflecting respect for spiritual counsel and ethical conduct amid adversity.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana informs the king that news has reached them: the Pāṇḍavas are currently staying near a lake by the Dvaitavana forest, living together with Brahmins who reside in the forest—setting the scene for events connected with their forest exile.