Shloka 11

Adhyāya 32: Tāpasānāṃ Darśanaṃ — Ascetics Seek to Identify the Pāṇḍavas

Devanagari script

एकां रात्रि विहृत्यैव ते वीरास्ताश्ष योषित:

Transliteration

ekāṃ rātriṃ vihṛtyaiva te vīrās tāś ca yoṣitaḥ

Translation

Dijo Vaiśaṃpāyana: Tras recrearse tan solo una noche, aquellos héroes—y también aquellas mujeres—(prosiguieron luego su marcha), lo cual sugiere una pausa breve y contenida, no una entrega al deleite, acorde con el ánimo sobrio y ceñido al deber de este parvan.

Word by Word

एकाम्one (single)

रात्रिम्night

विहृत्यhaving sported/relaxed (having spent time in recreation)

एवindeed/just/only

तेthey/those

वीराःheroes/valiant men

ताःthose (women)

योषितःwomen

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśaṃpāyana

vīrāḥ (the heroes)

yoṣitaḥ (the women)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in times of transition and sorrow, proper conduct favors moderation: a brief rest is acceptable, but one should not lose oneself in pleasure when duty, grief, and the larger moral horizon demand sobriety.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narration notes that the group—heroes along with women—spent a single night in recreation or respite, implying a short halt before continuing their journey or undertaking, consistent with the austere tone of the Āśramavāsika section.