Shloka 23

Vyāsa’s Boon-Offer and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Remorse in the Forest Assembly (आश्रमवासिक पर्व, अध्याय ३६)

Devanagari script

गच्छ संजय यत्राग्निर्न त्वां दहति करह्िचित्‌

Transliteration

gaccha sañjaya yatrāgnir na tvāṁ dahati karhicit

Translation

नारद ने कहा: “संजय, वहाँ चले जाओ जहाँ अग्नि तुम्हें कभी नहीं जला सकेगी।”

Word by Word

• गच्छ: go
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: लोट् (imperative), 2, singular, परस्मैपदम्

• संजय: O Sañjaya
• Type: Noun
• Root: संजय
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र

• अग्निः: fire
• अग्निः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

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

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: —, accusative, singular

• दहति: burns
• Type: Verb
• Root: दह्
• Form: लट् (present indicative), 3, singular, परस्मैपदम्

• कदाचित्: ever / at any time
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदाचित्

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Sañjaya
• Agni (fire)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the dharmic value of heeding enlightened guidance: a sage’s instruction can lead one to safety, symbolizing that spiritual refuge and right counsel protect a person even amid destructive forces.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada addresses Sañjaya and directs him to go to a place where fire cannot harm him, implying an imminent danger or a sacred/protected zone where ordinary physical threats are rendered ineffective.