Shloka 9
Devanagari script
चरा ऊचु. कृतो<स्माभि: परो यत्नस्तेषामन्वेषणे सदा | पाण्डवानां मनुष्येन्द्र तस्मिन् महति कानने
Transliteration
carā ūcuḥ | kṛto 'smābhiḥ paro yatnas teṣām anveṣaṇe sadā | pāṇḍavānāṁ manuṣyendra tasmin mahati kānane ||
Translation
ગુપ્તચરો બોલ્યા— હે મનુષ્યેન્દ્ર! તે મહાન વનમાં પાંડવોની શોધમાં અમે સદા પરમ પ્રયત્ન કર્યો છે.
Word by Word
चराःspies
चराः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootचर (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
ऊचुःsaid
ऊचुः:
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd, Plural
कृतःdone; made
कृतः:
TypeVerb
Rootकृत (कृ धातु, क्त प्रत्यय)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अस्माभिःby us
अस्माभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Form—, Instrumental, Plural
परःgreat; utmost
परः:
TypeAdjective
Rootपर (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
यत्नःeffort
यत्नः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तेषाम्of them
तेषाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
अन्वेषणेin searching; in the search
अन्वेषणे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअन्वेषण (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
सदाalways
सदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा (अव्यय)
पाण्डवानाम्of the Pandavas
पाण्डवानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootपाण्डव (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
मनुष्येन्द्रO king (best of men)
मनुष्येन्द्र:
TypeNoun
Rootमनुष्येन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
तस्मिन्in that
तस्मिन्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
महतिgreat; vast
महति:
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
काननेin the forest
कानने:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकानन (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
C
carāḥ (scouts/spies)P
PāṇḍavāḥM
mahān kānana (great forest)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
The verse highlights sustained diligence in duty: agents of a kingdom must apply continuous, maximum effort in carrying out assigned tasks (here, searching), reflecting disciplined statecraft and perseverance.
Scouts report to a king addressed as “manuṣyendra” that they have been constantly and earnestly searching for the Pāṇḍavas in a vast forest, indicating an ongoing attempt to locate the exiled heroes.