Shloka 7
Ādi Parva, Adhyāya 181 — Svayaṃvara Aftermath: Arjuna–Karna Exchange and Bhīma–Śalya Contest
अरण्यं निर्जनं गत्वा सदार: परिचक्रमे । नानामृगगणाकीर्ण नानासत्त्वसमाकुलम्
araṇyaṃ nirjanaṃ gatvā sadāraḥ paricakrame | nānāmṛgagaṇākīrṇaṃ nānāsattvasamākulam ||
ਆਪਣੀ ਪਤਨੀ ਸਮੇਤ ਉਹ ਨਿਰਜਨ ਜੰਗਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਗਿਆ ਅਤੇ ਚੌਂਹੀਂ ਪਾਸੀਂ ਭਟਕਣ ਲੱਗਾ। ਉਹ ਮਹਾਨ ਅਰਣ ਨਾਨਾ ਕਿਸਮ ਦੇ ਹਿਰਨਾਂ ਦੇ ਝੁੰਡਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਭਰਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਅਤੇ ਵਿਭਿੰਨ ਜੀਵ-ਜੰਤੂਆਂ ਨਾਲ ਗੁੰਜਲਕ ਸੀ।
गन्धर्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames the forest as a morally charged setting: solitude and untamed nature often become the backdrop for trials of self-control and dharma. By emphasizing ‘with his wife’ and the deserted wilderness, it hints at the ethical stakes of how one behaves when away from society’s gaze.
A man, accompanied by his wife, enters a deserted forest and roams about. The forest is described as vast and alive—filled with herds of deer and many creatures—preparing the narrative for a significant meeting or event to occur in this wilderness.