Shloka 6
Saṃsāra-Gahana Allegory: The Brāhmaṇa in the Forest and Well (संसारगहन-आख्यान)
Devanagari script
स तद् वन व्यनुसरन् सम्प्रधावन्नितस्ततः
Transliteration
sa tad vana vyanusaran sampradhāvann itas tataḥ
Translation
それから彼は森の小径を追い、疾く走った——あるときはここへ、あるときはあちらへ——事の成り行きに追い立てられるまま、胸騒ぎのうちに探し回った。
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
तत्that (place/thing)
तत्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
वनम्forest
वनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
व्यनुसरन्following, pursuing
व्यनुसरन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootअनु-√सृ (धातु: सृ)
Formशतृ (वर्तमान कृदन्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
सम्प्रधावन्running swiftly, rushing
सम्प्रधावन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-प्र-√धाव् (धातु: धाव्)
Formशतृ (वर्तमान कृदन्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
इतस्ततःhere and there; from this side and that
इतस्ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइतस् + ततस्
Formtrue
Speaker
विदुर उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
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.