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Shloka 6

Droṇācārya’s Assessment of the Pāṇḍavas: Nīti, Kāla, and Intelligence (विराटपर्व, अध्याय २६)

सर्वे कालस्य वेत्तार: कृच्छरूपधरा: स्थिता: । प्रविशेयुर्जितक्रोधास्तावदेव पुनर्वनम्‌

sarve kālasya vettāraḥ kṛcchrarūpadharāḥ sthitāḥ | praviśeyur jitakrodhās tāvad eva punar vanam ||

Disse Vaiśampāyana: “Todos eles conhecem o limite fixo do tempo. Por isso devem estar ocultos, tendo assumido um disfarce difícil de reconhecer. Portanto, deveis apressar-vos em descobri-los, para que—refreando a ira—retornem à floresta pelo tempo restante, isto é, por doze anos. Só então meu reino permanecerá seguro por muito tempo, sem ansiedade e sem espinhos (isto é, sem ameaça nem aflição).”

सर्वेall
सर्वे:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
कालस्यof time
कालस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootकाल
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
वेत्तारःknowers
वेत्तारः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवेतृ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
कृच्छ्र-रूप-धराःwearing difficult/disguised forms
कृच्छ्र-रूप-धराः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootकृच्छ्ररूपधर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
स्थिताःstanding/remaining
स्थिताः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootस्था
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural, Past passive participle (kta)
प्रविशेयुःthey might enter
प्रविशेयुः:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-विश्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
जित-क्रोधाःhaving conquered anger
जित-क्रोधाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootजितक्रोध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तावत्so long; for that much time
तावत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतावत्
एवindeed; just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
पुनःagain
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः
वनम्forest
वनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवन
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
T
the Pāṇḍavas (implied by context: those in disguise/exile)
F
forest (vana)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights disciplined self-restraint and strategic patience: those who know the lawful term of time endure hardship in disguise and keep anger under control, while rulers seek stability by preventing premature conflict.

The speaker reasons that the exiled heroes, aware of the exact time-limit, are likely hiding nearby in an unrecognizable guise; therefore the listeners are urged to search quickly so that the heroes will be forced to return to the forest for the remaining term, ensuring the kingdom’s continued security.