Shloka 43
Devanagari script
पुरा वृका भयंकरा मनुष्यदेहगोचरा: । अभिद्रवन्ति सर्वतो यतस्व पुण्यशीलने
Transliteration
purā vṛkā bhayaṅkarā manuṣya-deha-gocarāḥ | abhidravanti sarvato yatasva puṇya-śīlane ||
Translation
व्यास म्हणाले—पूर्वी भयंकर लांडगे मनुष्यदेहाचे भक्षक होते; ते सर्व बाजूंनी धावून येऊन घेरत. म्हणून, हे पुण्यशील, सावध राहून सतत प्रयत्न कर.
Word by Word
पुराformerly, once
पुरा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरा
वृकाःwolves
वृकाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवृक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
भयंकराःterrifying
भयंकराः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootभयंकर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
मनुष्यदेहगोचराःhaving human bodies as their range/target (preying on humans)
मनुष्यदेहगोचराः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमनुष्यदेहगोचर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
अभिद्रवन्तिthey rush/charge (towards)
अभिद्रवन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-√द्रु
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
सर्वतःfrom all sides
सर्वतः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसर्वतः
यतस्वstrive, make effort
यतस्व:
TypeVerb
Root√यत्
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Atmanepada
पुण्यशीलनेO virtuous one (of holy conduct)
पुण्यशीलने:
TypeNoun
Rootपुण्यशील
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
व्यास उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VyāsaW
wolves (vṛkāḥ)H
humans (manuṣya)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Even the virtuous must remain alert and make steady effort; dangers can arise suddenly and from every direction, so dharmic life requires vigilance and disciplined striving.
Vyāsa recalls an earlier time when fearsome wolves attacked humans from all sides, using the image as a warning and exhortation to the addressed virtuous person to exert themselves and stay watchful.