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Shloka 53

धृतराष्ट्र–दुर्योधन संवादः

Vāraṇāvata-vivāsana-nīti: Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Duryodhana’s Policy Dialogue

ततः स व्रतिभि: शिष्यैस्तपोयुक्तैर्महातपा: । वृत: प्रायान्महाबाहुर्महेन्द्रं पर्वतोत्तमम्‌

tataḥ sa vratibhiḥ śiṣyais tapoyuktair mahātapāḥ | vṛtaḥ prāyān mahābāhur mahendraṃ parvatottamam ||

វៃសម្បាយនៈបាននិយាយថា៖ បន្ទាប់មក មហាតបស្វីនោះ—ដ្រូណៈអ្នកមានដៃខ្លាំង—ត្រូវបានហ៊ុំព័ទ្ធដោយសិស្សទាំងឡាយដែលប្រកាន់វ្រតព្រហ្មចារី និងឧទ្ទិសខ្លួនក្នុងតបៈ; ហើយគាត់បានចេញដំណើរទៅកាន់ភ្នំមហេន្រ្ទរៈ ដ៏ល្អឯកក្នុងចំណោមភ្នំទាំងឡាយ។

ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
व्रतिभिःby/with vow-observing (ascetics)
व्रतिभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootव्रतिन्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
शिष्यैःby/with disciples
शिष्यैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशिष्य
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
तपोयुक्तैःendowed with austerity
तपोयुक्तैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootतपोयुक्त
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
महातपाःthe great ascetic
महातपाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहातपस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वृतःsurrounded
वृतः:
TypeAdjective
Rootवृत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रायात्went forth, departed
प्रायात्:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-या
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
महाबाहुःthe mighty-armed one
महाबाहुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहाबाहु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महेन्द्रम्to Mahendra (mountain/peak named Mahendra)
महेन्द्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमहेन्द्र
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
पर्वतोत्तमम्the best of mountains
पर्वतोत्तमम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपर्वतोत्तम
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśaṃpāyana
D
disciples (śiṣyāḥ)
M
Mahendra mountain (Mahendra-parvata)

Educational Q&A

The verse foregrounds dharmic discipline: vows (vrata), austerity (tapas), and the teacher–disciple community. Ethical strength is shown as arising from self-restraint and committed study, which enable purposeful action and higher pursuits.

The narrator states that the great ascetic, accompanied by vow-keeping, austerity-practicing disciples, departs and goes to Mahendra—described as an excellent mountain—marking a transition to an episode connected with that sacred/remote location.