Shloka 25

Āraṇyaka-parva, Adhyāya 1 — The Pandavas’ Exit from Gajasāhvaya and the Citizens’ Lament (जनमेजयप्रश्नः; पाण्डवानां वनप्रस्थानम्)

Devanagari script

मोहजालस्य योनिर्हि मूढेरेव समागम: । अहन्यहनि धर्मस्य योनि: साधुसमागम:,“मूढ मनुष्योंसे मिलना-जुलना मोहजालकी उत्पत्तिका कारण होता है। इसी प्रकार साधु-महात्माओंका रंग प्रतिदिन धर्मकी प्राप्ति करानेवाला है

Transliteration

mohajālasya yonir hi mūḍhair eva samāgamaḥ | ahany ahani dharmasya yoniḥ sādhusamāgamaḥ ||

Translation

交わりは内なるありさまの種である。迷妄の者と交われば迷いの網が生じ、しかれども日々、徳ある者の交わりは、ダルマを得て強めるその源泉となる。

Word by Word

मोहजालस्यof the net of delusion

योनि:source, origin

हिindeed, for

मूढैःby/with the deluded (fools)

एवonly, indeed

समागमःassociation, meeting

अहनिin a day

अहनिin a day (day by day)

धर्मस्यof dharma, of righteousness

योनि:source, origin

साधु-समागमःassociation with the virtuous

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

One’s character and clarity are shaped by companionship: association with the deluded breeds further delusion, whereas regular association with the virtuous steadily generates and nourishes dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana delivers a reflective maxim within the Vana Parva’s opening context, emphasizing the ethical importance of choosing one’s company as a practical means to cultivate dharma.