Shloka 53

धृतराष्ट्र–दुर्योधन संवादः

Vāraṇāvata-vivāsana-nīti: Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Duryodhana’s Policy Dialogue

Devanagari script

ततः स व्रतिभि: शिष्यैस्तपोयुक्तैर्महातपा: । वृत: प्रायान्महाबाहुर्महेन्द्रं पर्वतोत्तमम्‌

Transliteration

tataḥ sa vratibhiḥ śiṣyais tapoyuktair mahātapāḥ | vṛtaḥ prāyān mahābāhur mahendraṃ parvatottamam ||

Translation

ତାପରେ ମହାତପସ୍ବୀ ମହାବାହୁ ଦ୍ରୋଣ, ବ୍ରହ୍ମଚର୍ଯ୍ୟବ୍ରତ ପାଳନକାରୀ ତପୋଯୁକ୍ତ ଶିଷ୍ୟମାନଙ୍କ ଦ୍ୱାରା ଘେରାଯାଇ, ପର୍ବତଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ମହେନ୍ଦ୍ର ପର୍ବତକୁ ପ୍ରସ୍ଥାନ କଲେ।

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

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

• व्रतिभिः: by/with vow-observing (ascetics)
• व्रतिभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रतिन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• शिष्यैः: by/with disciples
• शिष्यैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिष्य
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• तपोयुक्तैः: endowed with austerity
• तपोयुक्तैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तपोयुक्त
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• महातपाः: the great ascetic
• महातपाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महातपस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वृतः: surrounded
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रायात्: went forth, departed
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-या
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• महाबाहुः: the mighty-armed one
• महाबाहुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाबाहु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महेन्द्रम्: to Mahendra (mountain/peak named Mahendra)
• महेन्द्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पर्वतोत्तमम्: the best of mountains
• पर्वतोत्तमम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर्वतोत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• disciples (śiṣyāḥ)
• Mahendra mountain (Mahendra-parvata)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse foregrounds dharmic discipline: vows (vrata), austerity (tapas), and the teacher–disciple community. Ethical strength is shown as arising from self-restraint and committed study, which enable purposeful action and higher pursuits.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator states that the great ascetic, accompanied by vow-keeping, austerity-practicing disciples, departs and goes to Mahendra—described as an excellent mountain—marking a transition to an episode connected with that sacred/remote location.