Shloka 13

Devanagari script

तैस्तत्र विहरद्धिश्च रममाणैश्न पाण्डवै: । प्रीतिमन्तो महाभागा मुनयश्लारणास्तथा,वहाँ रहकर क्रीडा-विहार करते हुए उन पाण्डवोंसे महाभाग मुनि और चारण बहुत प्रसन्न थे

Transliteration

tais tatra viharadbhiś ca ramamāṇaiś ca pāṇḍavaiḥ | prītimanto mahābhāgā munayaś cāraṇās tathā ||

Translation

Ketika para Pāṇḍava tinggal di sana, bersuka ria dan berkelana dalam rekreasi, para resi yang mulia—demikian pula para Cāraṇa—dipenuhi kegembiraan dan kasih sayang.

Word by Word

तैःby them

तत्रthere

विहरद्भिःsporting, roaming

चand

रममाणैःdelighting, enjoying

पाण्डवैःby the Pandavas

प्रीतिमन्तःpleased, delighted

महाभागाःvery fortunate, noble

मुनयःsages

चारणाःCharanas (bards/celestial minstrels)

तथाlikewise, also

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Pāṇḍavas

Munis (sages)

Cāraṇas

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that when rulers or heroes live with restraint and harmony—even amid hardship—the wise naturally respond with goodwill. Social and spiritual legitimacy is shown as arising from conduct that pleases sages and upholds dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes the Pāṇḍavas residing in a place during their forest life, engaging in recreation and movement there. Observing them, the sages and the Cāraṇas present become pleased and affectionate toward them.