Shloka 19
सिद्धाश्रमात् शोणातटं प्रस्थानम् — Departure from Siddhāśrama and the Invitation to Janaka’s Yajña
Bow of Mithilā
ते गत्वा दूरमध्वानं लम्बमाने दिवाकरे।वासं चक्रुर्मुनिगणाः शोणाकूले समाहिता:।।1.31.19।।
te gatvā dūram adhvānaṃ lambamāne divākare | vāsaṃ cakrur munigaṇāḥ śoṇākūle samāhitāḥ || 1.31.19 ||
ເມື່ອເດີນທາງໄປໄກຫຼາຍ ແລະ ເມື່ອດວງຕາເວັນຫ້ອຍຕ່ຳ ຝູງມຸນີທີ່ຊຸມຮວມ—ມີສະມາທິ ແລະ ຕັ້ງໃຈ—ໄດ້ພັກຢູ່ທີ່ຝັ່ງແມ່ນ້ຳໂສນາ
The sages travelled a long distance and halted on the bank of Sona at sunset.
FAQs
Dharma appears as regulated life: travellers halt at proper time (twilight), maintaining composure and ritual order rather than pushing onward heedlessly.
The travelling party reaches the river Śoṇa by late day and decides to camp there.
Self-control and mindfulness (samādhāna): the sages are described as samāhita—steady and disciplined.