Shloka 3

विदुर-धृतराष्ट्रसंवादः

Vidura–Dhṛtarāṣṭra Dialogue on Rajadharma and Restitution

Devanagari script

ततः सरस्वतीकूले समेषु मरुधन्वसु । काम्यकं नाम ददृशुर्वनं मुनिजनप्रियम्‌,तदनन्तर सरस्वती-तट तथा मरुभूमि एवं वन्य प्रदेशोंकी यात्रा करते हुए उन्होंने काम्यकवनका दर्शन किया, जो ऋषि-मुनियोंके समुदायको बहुत ही प्रिय था

Transliteration

tataḥ sarasvatīkūle sameṣu marudhanvasu | kāmyakaṃ nāma dadṛśur vanaṃ munijanapriyam ||

Translation

Disse Vaiśampāyana: Então, viajando ao longo das margens do Sarasvatī—por trechos planos e terras áridas, varridas pelo vento—avistaram uma floresta chamada Kāmyaka, um bosque especialmente querido às assembleias de sábios e ascetas.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)

• सरस्वती-कूले: on the bank of the Sarasvatī
• सरस्वती-कूले: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कूल (प्रातिपदिक); सरस्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: neuter, locative, singular

• समेषु: in level/even (places)
• समेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: neuter, locative, plural

• मरु-धन्वसु: in desert tracts
• मरु-धन्वसु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन्व (प्रातिपदिक); मरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: neuter, locative, plural

• काम्यकम्: Kāmyaka (forest/place-name)
• काम्यकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम्यक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• नाम: by name, called
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)

• ददृशुः: they saw
• ददृशुः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: perfect (लिट्), 3rd, plural

• वनम्: forest
• वनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• मुनि-जन-प्रियम्: dear to groups of sages
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक); मुनि (प्रातिपदिक); जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Sarasvatī (river)
• Kāmyaka forest
• muni-jana (sages/ascetics)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse suggests that dharmic endurance in exile is supported by seeking proximity to sacred places and saintly communities; such environments cultivate restraint, reflection, and moral steadiness amid adversity.

What is happening in the narrative?

The travelers (contextually, the exiled Pāṇḍavas) move along the Sarasvatī through flat and arid regions and arrive at the Kāmyaka forest, described as a place cherished by sages.