Shloka 8

Devanagari script

तां रात्रिमखिलामेवं विहृत्य प्रीतमानसा:

Transliteration

tāṁ rātrim akhilām evaṁ vihṛtya prītamānasāḥ

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dit : Ayant ainsi passé toute la nuit en plaisirs agréables, l’esprit rempli de contentement (ils laissèrent le temps s’écouler dans l’harmonie et la quiétude).

Word by Word

• ताम्: that (her/that)
• ताम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• रात्रिम्: night
• रात्रिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रात्रि
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• अखिलाम्: entire, whole
• अखिलाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखिल
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• एवम्: thus, in this manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• विहृत्य: having sported/played, having spent (time) in recreation
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + हृ (हृड्/हृ)
• Form: क्त्वा (ल्यप्), Active, Absolutive (Gerund)

• प्रीतमानसाः: with delighted minds; glad-hearted
• प्रीतमानसाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीतमानस
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid the aftermath of great conflict, dharma can express itself as restraint and quiet concord—finding contentment without indulgence, and allowing the mind to settle into peace as one moves toward a life of renunciation.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator indicates that the group spent the whole night in a calm, agreeable manner—passing time pleasantly and becoming inwardly satisfied—setting up the next sequence of events in the forest-retirement episode.