Shloka 19

द्वैतवनगमनम् (Dvāitavana-gamanam) — Journey and Settlement at Dvaita Forest-Lake

Devanagari script

वैशग्पायन उवाच तमेवमुक्त्वा वचन महर्षि- स्तपस्विमध्ये सहित सुहृद्धि: । आमन्त्र्य धौम्यं सहितांश्ष पार्था- सतत: प्रतस्थे दिशमुत्तरां स:,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! तपस्वी महात्माओंके बीचमें अपने सुहृदोंके साथ बैठे हुए धर्मराज युधिष्ठिरसे पूर्वोक्त बातें कहकर महर्षि मार्कण्डेय धौम्य एवं समस्त पाण्डवोंसे विदा ले उत्तर दिशाकी ओर चल दिये

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca: tam evam uktvā vacanaṃ maharṣiḥ tapasvi-madhye sahitaḥ suhṛdbhiḥ | āmantṛya Dhaumyaṃ sahitāṃś ca Pārthān satataḥ pratasthe diśam uttarāṃ saḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Having thus spoken these words, the great sage Mārkaṇḍeya—seated among ascetics together with his well-wishers—took leave of Dhaumya and the Pārthas (the Pāṇḍavas) and then set out steadily toward the northern direction. The scene underscores the etiquette of departure and the continuity of the sages’ guidance: counsel is given, leave is respectfully taken, and the seeker’s path continues.

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaiśampāyana

उवाचsaid

तम्him

एवम्thus

उक्त्वाhaving said

वचनम्speech, words

महर्षिःthe great sage

तपस्वि-मध्येin the midst of ascetics

सहितःtogether with

सुहृद्भिःwith friends, well-wishers

आमन्त्र्यhaving taken leave of / having addressed

धौम्यम्Dhaumya

सहितान्accompanied / together (with)

पार्थान्the Pāṇḍavas (sons of Pṛthā)

सततःthen/thereupon; continuously (as an adverb)

प्रतस्थेset out, departed

दिशम्direction

उत्तराम्northern

सःhe

Speaker

वैशग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Janamejaya

Mārkaṇḍeya

Dhaumya

Pārthas (Pāṇḍavas)

Yudhiṣṭhira

Uttarā diś (the northern direction)

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 dhārmic conduct in relationships: after imparting guidance, a sage departs with proper leave-taking (āmantṛya), modeling respect, restraint, and orderly continuation of one’s spiritual journey.

What is happening in the narrative?

After speaking to Yudhiṣṭhira in the assembly of ascetics, the sage Mārkaṇḍeya bids farewell to Dhaumya and the Pāṇḍavas and proceeds northward, marking a transition to the next narrative movement.