Shloka 34

Devanagari script

अविश्रान्तमनालम्बमपाथेयमदैशिकम्‌ । तमःकान्तारमध्वानं कथमेको गमिष्यसि

Transliteration

aviśrāntam anālambam apātheyam adaiśikam | tamaḥ-kāntāram adhvānaṁ katham eko gamiṣyasi ||

Translation

ນາຣະດະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ເຈົ້າຈະເດີນທາງສາຍນັ້ນໄດ້ແນວໃດ ເມື່ອເປັນການເດີນທາງທີ່ບໍ່ມີການພັກ ບໍ່ມີທີ່ພຶ່ງ ບໍ່ມີເສບຽງ ແລະບໍ່ມີຜູ້ນຳທາງ—ຜ່ານປ່າດົງແຫ່ງຄວາມມືດ?»

Word by Word

अविश्रान्तम्unresting, without respite

अनालम्बम्without support, without a prop

अपाथेयम्without provisions for the journey

अदैशिकम्without a guide, without direction

तमःकान्तारम्a wilderness of darkness

अध्वानम्path, journey

कथम्how?

एकःalone

गमिष्यसिyou will go

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Narada

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?

A solitary life-journey—especially a moral or spiritual undertaking—cannot be safely completed without steadiness, support, provisions (inner resources), and right guidance; otherwise one risks being lost in the ‘dark wilderness’ of confusion and error.

What is happening in the narrative?

Narada addresses someone undertaking a difficult course and challenges the feasibility of proceeding alone, portraying the path as a dark and dangerous wilderness lacking rest, support, supplies, and guidance—an admonition to seek proper direction and preparedness.