Shloka 16

Devanagari script

अनिकेतो5थ राजा स बभूव वनगोचर: । ते चापि सहिते देव्यौ संजयश्न तमन्वयु:

Transliteration

aniketo ’tha rājā sa babhūva vanagocaraḥ | te cāpi sahite devyau sañjayaś ca tam anvayuḥ ||

Translation

こうしてその王は定まった住まいを失い、森を行き巡る者となった。二人の王妃もまたサンジャヤとともに王に従い、苦行の道を分かち合い、王宮の安楽よりも義務への忠誠を選び取った。

Word by Word

• अनिकेतः: homeless, without a dwelling
• अनिकेतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनिकेत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अथ: then, now
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बभूव: became
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• वनगोचरः: a forest-dweller, one who moves in the forest
• वनगोचरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वनगोचर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• सहिते: together, accompanied
• सहिते: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Dual

• देव्यौ: the two queens/ladies
• देव्यौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Dual

• संजयः: Sanjaya
• संजयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संजय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अन्वयुः: followed
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-इ
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• the king (Dhṛtarāṣṭra)
• the two queens (Gāndhārī and Kuntī)
• Sañjaya
• forest

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharma in the form of renunciation and steadfast companionship: when worldly power is relinquished, one should accept a disciplined life without attachment to comfort, and those bound by duty and love may choose to share that austere path.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada narrates that the king leaves settled habitation and lives as a forest-wanderer; the two queens accompany him, and Sañjaya also follows, forming a small retinue committed to the forest-ascetic mode of life.