Shloka 10
Saṃsāra-Gahana Allegory: The Brāhmaṇa in the Forest and Well (संसारगहन-आख्यान)
Devanagari script
वनमध्ये च तत्राभूदुदपान: समावृतः
Transliteration
vanamadhye ca tatrābhūd udapānaḥ samāvṛtaḥ
Translation
वनमध्ये च तत्राभूदुदपानः समावृतः।
Word by Word
वनमध्येin the middle of the forest
वनमध्ये:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवन-मध्य
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
अभूत्was / came to be
अभूत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormAorist (Luṅ), 3rd, Singular
उदपानःa well
उदपानः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootउदपान
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
समावृतःcovered / enclosed
समावृतः:
TypeAdjective
Rootसम्-आ-√वृ (वृञ् वरणे) → समावृत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
विदुर उवाच
Characters & Entities
व
वन (forest)उ
उदपान (well)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The image of a well in a forest being covered suggests how sources of support—truth, counsel, or relief—can become obstructed in times of moral collapse and grief; dharma requires uncovering what sustains life and right action rather than letting it be buried.
Vidura describes a scene in the forest where a well is found but it is covered/blocked, setting a tone of hardship and impeded refuge—an evocative detail within the sorrow-laden context of the Strī Parva.