Shloka 32

Devanagari script

दिष्ट्या भवन्त: सम्प्राप्ता: सर्वे कुशलिनो वनात्‌ । दिष्ट्या सम्पालितं कृच्छूमज्ञातं वै दुरात्मभि:,“बड़े सौभाग्यकी बात है, जो आप सब लोग वनसे कुशलपूर्वक लौट आये। दुरात्मा कौरवोंसे अज्ञात रहकर आपने यह कष्टसाध्य अज्ञातवासका नियम पूरा कर लिया, यह भी बड़े आनन्दकी बात है

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca:

Diṣṭyā bhavantaḥ samprāptāḥ sarve kuśalino vanāt | diṣṭyā sampālitaṃ kṛcchram ajñātaṃ vai durātmabhiḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dit : « C’est une bénédiction que vous soyez tous revenus sains et saufs de la forêt. Et c’en est une autre que, malgré la rudesse de l’épreuve, vous ayez accompli le vœu de vivre incognito, sans être découverts par les méchants (les Kaurava). »

Word by Word

दिष्ट्याfortunately; by good luck

भवन्तःyou (honorific), sirs

सम्प्राप्ताःhaving arrived; returned

सर्वेall

कुशलिनःsafe; well; in good condition

वनात्from the forest

दिष्ट्याfortunately

सम्पालितम्fulfilled; observed; carried out

कृच्छ्रम्hardship; difficulty

अज्ञातम्unknown; unrecognized

वैindeed; surely

दुरात्मभिःby the wicked (ones)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

the Pāṇḍavas (implied by 'bhavantaḥ')

the forest (vana)

the Kauravas (implied by 'durātmabhiḥ')

the incognito vow (ajñātavāsa, implied)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic steadfastness: enduring hardship while faithfully completing a vow, and valuing safety and moral success as blessings—especially when facing hostile, unethical opponents.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator Vaiśampāyana expresses relief and congratulation that the Pāṇḍavas have returned safely after their forest exile and have successfully completed the difficult period of living incognito without being detected by their enemies (the Kauravas).