Shloka 6
Saṃsāra-Gahana Allegory: The Brāhmaṇa in the Forest and Well (संसारगहन-आख्यान)
स तद् वन व्यनुसरन् सम्प्रधावन्नितस्ततः
sa tad vana vyanusaran sampradhāvann itas tataḥ
He then followed that forest-track, running swiftly—now here, now there—searching in agitation as events pressed upon him.
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse conveys the restlessness and urgency that follow catastrophe: when order collapses, one is driven to frantic searching. It implicitly contrasts such agitation with the steadiness and discernment that dharma calls for, especially in times of grief.
In Vidura’s narration, a man is described as tracking along the forest and rushing about in different directions, suggesting a hurried search amid the turmoil of the post-war setting of the Strī Parva.