Shloka 8
Adhyāya 32: Rājasūya-Dīkṣā and Appointment of Court Offices (राजसूयदीक्षा तथा अधिकारविनियोगः)
पुनश्न परिवृत्याथ पुष्करारण्यवासिन:
punaś ca parivṛtyātha puṣkarāraṇyavāsinaḥ
Vaiśampāyana dit : Puis, se retournant une fois encore, les habitants de la forêt de Puṣkara reprirent leur route, revenant sur leurs pas selon le nouvel élan de leur décision.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a moment of deliberate reversal—an intentional turning back—suggesting that choices can be revisited and corrected; ethical action often involves reassessing one’s direction when circumstances or understanding change.
The narrator marks a transition: certain people associated with the Puṣkara forest are described as turning back again, indicating a return or change of route before the story proceeds to the next development.