Shloka 25
नापश्यत् तत्र किज्चित् स भूतमस्मिन् महावने । सव्यसाची ततः श्रान्त: पानीयं सो5भ्यधावत,जब उस विशाल वनमें उन्हें कोई भी हिंसक प्राणी नहीं दिखायी दिया, तब सव्यसाची अर्जुन थककर पानीकी ओर दौड़े
nāpaśyat tatra kiñcit sa bhūtam asmin mahāvane | savyasācī tataḥ śrāntaḥ pānīyaṃ so 'bhyadhāvat |
There, in that vast forest, he saw no creature at all. Then Savyasācī (Arjuna), worn out, hurried toward the water—setting the scene for the Yakṣa’s impending moral trial, where restraint and right conduct will matter more than strength.
यक्ष उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse prepares the ethical frame of the Yakṣa episode: physical prowess and urgency (thirst, fatigue) must be governed by discernment and restraint, because unseen moral law can overrule visible power.
Arjuna searches the vast forest and finds no creature; exhausted, he rushes toward the water source—an action that leads into the Yakṣa’s intervention and the subsequent dharma-testing dialogue.