Shloka 11
धृष्टद्युम्नेन समागतक्षत्रियगणगणना
Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s Enumeration of Assembled Kṣatriyas
स गत्वा विविधाज्छैलान देशान् बहुविधांस्तथा । अदृश्यन्त्याख्यया वध्वाथाश्रमेडनुसृतो5भवत्,इस तरह नाना प्रकारके पर्वतों और बहुसंख्यक देशोंमें भ्रमण करके वे पुन: जब अपने आश्रमके समीप आये, उस समय उनकी पुत्रवधू अदृश्यन्ती उनके पीछे हो ली
sa gatvā vividhāc chailān deśān bahuvidhāṁs tathā | adṛśyantyākhyayā vadhvā athāśrame 'nusṛto 'bhavat |
Having wandered through many kinds of mountains and through numerous regions, he later came back near his hermitage. At that time his daughter-in-law, named Adṛśyantī, followed close behind him—suggesting a return to the ordered life of the āśrama after restless roaming, and the quiet duty of family members to remain connected and attentive.
गन्धर्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse subtly foregrounds dharma in domestic and āśrama contexts: after extensive wandering, one returns to the stabilizing order of the hermitage, and family members—here the daughter-in-law—act with attentiveness and loyalty, maintaining connection and responsibility rather than isolation.
A male figure (referred to simply as ‘he’) has traveled across many mountains and regions and then comes back near his hermitage. His daughter-in-law, named Adṛśyantī, follows behind him as they approach the āśrama.