Shloka 21

दक्षिणदिशि तीर्थवर्णनम्

Southern Tīrthas: Godāvarī to Dvāravatī

Devanagari script

आचक्ष्व न हि मे ब्रह्मन्‌ रोचते तमृते$र्जुनम्‌ वने5स्मिन्‌ काम्यके वासो गच्छामो<न्‍्यां दिशं प्रति

Transliteration

ācakṣva na hi me brahman rocate tam ṛte 'rjunam | vane 'smin kāmyake vāso gacchāmo 'nyāṃ diśaṃ prati ||

Translation

Dijo Vaiśampāyana: «Dímelo, oh brahmán; pues no apruebo permanecer en este bosque de Kāmyaka sin Arjuna. Vayamos hacia otra dirección.»

Word by Word

• आचक्ष्व: tell, declare
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-चक्ष्
• Form: Lot, Parasmaipada, 2, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

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

• मे: of me / to me
• मे: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• ब्रह्मन्: O Brahmin
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• रोचते: is pleasing (to me)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुच्
• Form: Lat, Atmanepada, 3, Singular

• तम्: that (place/thing)
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ऋते: without, except
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ऋते

• अर्जुनम्: Arjuna
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• वने: in the forest
• वने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• काम्यके: in (the) Kāmyaka (forest)
• काम्यके: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काम्यक
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• वासः: dwelling, stay
• वासः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वास
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गच्छामः: we go
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Lat, Parasmaipada, 1, Plural

• अन्याम्: another
• अन्याम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• दिशम्: direction
• दिशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रति: towards
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Arjuna
• Kāmyaka forest

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical weight of solidarity and responsible leadership: a community’s choices—such as where to dwell—should consider the presence and welfare of key members, and separation from a principal protector/agent (Arjuna) is treated as undesirable.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker expresses dissatisfaction with remaining in the Kāmyaka forest when Arjuna is absent and urges a change of location, asking for guidance or an account that will justify moving in another direction.