Shloka 3
कुन्त्याः वनगमननिश्चयः — Kuntī’s Resolve to Depart for the Forest
केचिद् यानैर्नरा जम्मु: केचिदश्वैर्महाजवै: । काज्चनैश्व रथै: केचिज्ज्वलितज्वलनोपमै:,कुछ लोग पालकियोंपर सवार होकर चले और कुछ लोग महान् वेगशाली घोड़ोंद्वारा यात्रा करने लगे। कितने ही मनुष्य प्रज्वलित अग्निके समान चमकीले सुवर्णमय रथोंपर आरूढ़ होकर वहाँसे प्रस्थित हुए
Vaiśampāyana uvāca | kecid yānair narā jagmuḥ kecid aśvair mahājavaiḥ | kāñcanaiś ca rathaiḥ kecij jvalitajvalanopamaiḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana disse: Alguns partiram em liteiras; outros viajaram em cavalos velozes e poderosos. Outros ainda saíram montados em carros de ouro, flamejantes como fogo aceso—imagem do esplendor régio e do movimento ordenado de um grande séquito.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the outward splendour and hierarchy of worldly life—vehicles, speed, and gold—set against the larger Ashramavāsika context where even great royalty moves toward withdrawal and the end of an era, reminding the reader of impermanence beneath display.
A large group is departing, and the narrator describes the variety of conveyances: some go in palanquins, some ride swift horses, and some travel in brilliant golden chariots likened to fire, emphasizing the scale and magnificence of the departure.