Shloka 4
Nahūṣa as Ajagara: Virtue Hierarchy, Karmic Gati, and the Psychology of Mind–Intellect
तथैव चान्यानि महावनानि मृगद्धिजानेकपसेवितानि आलोकयन्तो$भिययु: प्रतीता- स्ते धन्विन: खड्गधरा नराग्रया:,नरश्रेष्ठ पाण्डव अपने हाथोंमें खड्ग और धनुष लिये हुए थे। वे ऊँचाई, पर्वतोंके सकरे स्थान, सिंहोंकी मादें, पर्वतीय नदियोंको पार करनेके लिये बने हुए पुल, बहुत-से झरने और नीची भूमियोंको जहाँ-तहाँ देखते हुए तथा मृग, पक्षी एवं हाथियोंसे सेवित दूसरे-दूसरे विशाल वनोंका अवलोकन करते हुए विश्वासपूर्वक आगे बढ़ने लगे
tathaiva cānyāni mahāvanāni mṛgadvijānekapasevitāni ālokayantobhyayyuḥ pratītās te dhanvinaḥ khaḍgadharā narāgryāḥ
Vaiśampāyana disse: Do mesmo modo, os Pāṇḍavas—os mais eminentes entre os homens—portando arcos e espadas, avançaram com confiança firme. Enquanto seguiam, observavam o terreno: alturas e passagens estreitas, trechos onde rondavam leões, pontes lançadas para cruzar rios de montanha, muitas cascatas e extensões baixas. Também contemplaram outras vastas florestas, frequentadas por cervos, aves e elefantes—prosseguindo com vigilância e determinação em meio às agruras do exílio.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined vigilance and steadfastness in adversity: even in exile, the Pāṇḍavas maintain kṣatriya readiness (weapons borne), careful observation of surroundings, and confident forward movement—an ethic of resilience and responsible conduct amid uncertainty.
Vaiśampāyana narrates the Pāṇḍavas’ onward travel through wilderness. They proceed through large forests and difficult mountain terrain, attentively surveying passes, rivers, bridges, waterfalls, and lowlands, in regions inhabited by deer, birds, elephants (and lion-tracks), continuing their journey with assurance.