Shloka 6

Saṃsāra-Gahana Allegory: The Brāhmaṇa in the Forest and Well (संसारगहन-आख्यान)

Devanagari script

स तद्‌ वन व्यनुसरन्‌ सम्प्रधावन्नितस्ततः

Transliteration

sa tad vana vyanusaran sampradhāvann itas tataḥ

Translation

Então ele seguiu aquela vereda da floresta, correndo velozmente—ora aqui, ora ali—procurando em sobressalto, enquanto os acontecimentos o impeliam.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तत्: that (place/thing)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• वनम्: forest
• वनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• व्यनुसरन्: following, pursuing
• व्यनुसरन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-√सृ (धातु: सृ)
• Form: शतृ (वर्तमान कृदन्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सम्प्रधावन्: running swiftly, rushing
• सम्प्रधावन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-प्र-√धाव् (धातु: धाव्)
• Form: शतृ (वर्तमान कृदन्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• इतस्ततः: here and there; from this side and that
• इतस्ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इतस् + ततस्
• Form: true

Speaker

विदुर उवाच

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse conveys the restlessness and urgency that follow catastrophe: when order collapses, one is driven to frantic searching. It implicitly contrasts such agitation with the steadiness and discernment that dharma calls for, especially in times of grief.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Vidura’s narration, a man is described as tracking along the forest and rushing about in different directions, suggesting a hurried search amid the turmoil of the post-war setting of the Strī Parva.