Shloka 16

Vāraṇāvata-prasaṃsā and the Pāṇḍavas’ Departure (वरणावत-प्रशंसा तथा पाण्डव-प्रयाणम्)

Devanagari script

एवं स तत्र गूढात्मा कंचित्‌ कालमुवास ह । कुमारास्त्वथ निष्क्रम्प समेता गजसाह्दयात्‌

Transliteration

evaṁ sa tatra gūḍhātmā kañcit kālam uvāsa ha | kumārās tv atha niṣkramya sametā gajasāhvayāt |

Translation

ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ລາວໄດ້ຢູ່ທີ່ນັ້ນຊົ່ວເວລາໜຶ່ງ ໂດຍປິດບັງຕົນໃນໃຈ. ຕໍ່ມາ ບັນດາເຈົ້າຊາຍໄດ້ອອກໄປພ້ອມກັນຈາກ ກະຊະສາຫວະຍະ (ຫັສຕິນາປຸຣ) ດ້ວຍຄວາມຮ່າເຮີງ ແລະມາຊຸມນຸມຫຼິ້ນ. ໃນການຫຼິ້ນນັ້ນ ເກີດເຫດການໜຶ່ງຂຶ້ນ ຊຶ່ງຈະນໍາໃຫ້ເລື່ອງທີ່ຖືກປິດບັງຖືກເປີດເຜີຍ ແລະກໍ່ໃຫ້ເກີດຜົນຕໍ່ເຈົ້າຊາຍໜຸ່ມໆ.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

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

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• गूढात्मा: one who has concealed himself (hidden-souled)
• गूढात्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गूढात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कञ्चित्: some
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कञ्चित्

• कालम्: time (for some time)
• कालम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उवास: dwelt, stayed
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ह: indeed (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह

• कुमाराः: the princes/boys
• कुमाराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तु: but/and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• निष्क्रम्य: having gone out
• Type: Verb
• Root: निष्क्रम्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund)

• समेताः: assembled, together
• समेताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समेत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• गजसाह्वयात्: from (the city) Gajasāhvaya (Hastināpura)
• गजसाह्वयात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गजसाह्वय
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

Speaker

वैशग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Drauṇa (Droṇa)
• kumārāḥ (Kaurava and Pāṇḍava princes, implied)
• Gajasāhvaya (Hastināpura)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how concealed intentions and seemingly harmless actions can shape major outcomes. It suggests ethical attentiveness: secrecy (gūḍhātmā) and careless play among the powerful can become causes for later conflict or revelation.

What is happening in the narrative?

Droṇa remains hidden for a period. Afterwards, the royal princes go out from Hastināpura and gather together in a cheerful mood for play, setting the stage for an incident that will soon follow in the story.