Shloka 14

Devanagari script

ऊषुश्न सुचिरं काल प्रच्छन्ना: पाण्डवास्तदा | मात्रा सहैकचक्रायां ब्राह्मणस्य निवेशने,“उन दिनों पाण्डव अपनी माताके साथ सुदीर्घनकालतक एकचक्रा नगरीमें किसी ब्राह्मणके घरमें छिपे रहे

Transliteration

Ūṣuḥ su-ciraṁ kālaṁ pracchannāḥ pāṇḍavās tadā | mātrā sahaikacakrāyāṁ brāhmaṇasya niveśane ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: At that time the Pāṇḍavas, keeping themselves concealed, lived for a long period together with their mother in the city of Ekacakrā, lodging in the house of a brāhmaṇa.

Word by Word

• ऊषुः: they dwelt/stayed
• Type: Verb
• Root: आस् (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• सुचिरम्: for a long time
• सुचिरम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुचिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• कालम्: time (duration)
• कालम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रच्छन्नाः: hidden, in concealment
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रच्छन्न (कृदन्त; प्र-छद्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पाण्डवाः: the Pandavas
• पाण्डवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तदा: then, at that time
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• मात्रा: with (their) mother
• मात्रा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• एकचक्रायाम्: in Ekacakrā (city)
• एकचक्रायाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकचक्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• ब्राह्मणस्य: of a Brahmin
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• निवेशने: in the dwelling/house
• निवेशने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: निवेशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Pāṇḍavas
• their mother (Kuntī)
• Ekacakrā
• a brāhmaṇa (householder)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even for righteous heroes, dharma can require patience, discretion, and strategic concealment when circumstances are hostile; one should preserve life and purpose without abandoning ethical conduct, and honor the support of virtuous householders.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana reports that the Pāṇḍavas, along with their mother Kuntī, remained hidden for a long time in Ekacakrā, staying in the home of a brāhmaṇa—an exile phase marked by anonymity and careful avoidance of enemies.