Shloka 73

Saṃsāra-Gahana Allegory: The Brāhmaṇa in the Forest and Well (संसारगहन-आख्यान)

Devanagari script

नच निर्याति वै दूरं न वा तैर्विप्रमोच्यते । वह उन हिंसक जन्तुओंका छिद्र देखता हुआ भयसे पीड़ित हो भागने लगा; परंतु न तो वहाँसे दूर निकल पाता था और न वे ही उसका पीछा छोड़ते थे

Transliteration

na ca niryāti vai dūraṃ na vā tair vipramocyate |

Translation

ಅವನು ಆ ಹಿಂಸಕ ಪ್ರಾಣಿಗಳ ನಡುವೆ ಯಾವುದಾದರೂ ದಾರಿ-ಚಿರುಕು ಸಿಗಬಹುದೇ ಎಂದು ನೋಡುತ್ತಾ, ಭಯದಿಂದ ಪೀಡಿತನಾಗಿ ಓಡಲಾರಂಭಿಸಿದ; ಆದರೆ ಅವನು ದೂರಕ್ಕೆ ತಪ್ಪಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಿಲ್ಲ, ಅವರೂ ಅವನ ಹಿಂಬಾಲಿಕೆಯನ್ನು ಬಿಡಲಿಲ್ಲ.

Word by Word

नnot

चand

निर्यातिgoes out / escapes

वैindeed

दूरम्far (to a distance)

नnot

वाor

तैःby them

विप्रमोच्यतेis released / is let go

Speaker

विदुर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vidura

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

What is the core teaching?

When one is surrounded by harmful forces, panic-driven escape alone may not bring safety; liberation requires a wiser course—seeking protection, right counsel, and steadiness rather than mere flight.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vidura describes a person being pursued: he cannot run far from the danger, and the pursuers do not release him—highlighting an inescapable, tightening threat.