Shloka 6

Devanagari script

ततोभिसूृत्य तैरविंप्रै: सर्वराश्रमवासिभि: । परिवार्य समाश्वास्य तावानीतौ स्वमाश्रमम्‌,तब उन आश्रमोंमें रहनेवाले समस्त ब्राह्मणोंने उनके पास जा उन्हें सब ओरसे घेरकर आश्वासन दिया तथा उन दोनोंको उनके आश्रमपर पहुँचाया

Transliteration

tato 'bhisṛtya tair vipraiḥ sarvāśramavāsibhiḥ | parivārya samāśvāsya tāv ānītau svam āśramam ||

Translation

Then those brāhmaṇas—residents of all the hermitages—went up to them, surrounded them on every side, and spoke words of reassurance. Having thus comforted them, they escorted the two back to their own āśrama.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

अभिसृत्यhaving approached, going up to

तैःby them

विप्रैःby the brahmins

सर्वall

आश्रमवासिभिःby the dwellers of the hermitages

परिवार्यhaving surrounded

समाश्वास्यhaving comforted, having reassured

तौthose two (them both)

आनीतौbrought, led

स्वम्own

आश्रमम्to the hermitage

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Markandeya

vipra (brāhmaṇas)

āśrama (hermitage)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights āśrama-dharma: the learned and virtuous should actively protect, reassure, and guide those in distress, offering refuge and emotional steadiness rather than indifference.

What is happening in the narrative?

Brāhmaṇas living in nearby hermitages approach the two individuals, surround them protectively, console them, and then escort them safely back to their own hermitage.