Shloka 11
Saṃsāra-Gahana Allegory: The Brāhmaṇa in the Forest and Well (संसारगहन-आख्यान)
Devanagari script
वल्लीभिस्तृणछन्नाभिददढाभिरभिसंवृत: । उस वनके भीतर एक कुआँ था, जो घासोंसे ढकी हुई सुदृढ़ लताओंके द्वारा सब ओरसे आच्छादित हो गया था ।। पपात स द्विजस्तत्र निगूढठे सलिलाशये
Transliteration
vallībhis tṛṇacchannābhir dṛḍhābhir abhisamvṛtaḥ | papāta sa dvijas tatra nigūḍhe salilāśaye ||
Translation
वल्लीभिस्तृणछन्नाभिर्दृढाभिरभिसंवृतः। पपात स द्विजस्तत्र निगूढे सलिलाशये॥
Word by Word
वल्लीभिःby/with creepers
वल्लीभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootवल्ली
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Plural
तृणछन्नाभिःcovered with grass
तृणछन्नाभिः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootतृण-छन्ना
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Plural
दृढाभिःstrong, firm
दृढाभिः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootदृढ
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Plural
अभिसंवृतःenclosed/covered all around
अभिसंवृतः:
TypeAdjective
Rootअभि-सम्-√वृ (वृणोति/वृ)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पपातfell
पपात:
TypeVerb
Root√पत्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
द्विजःbrahmin (lit. twice-born)
द्विजः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootद्विज
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
निगूढेhidden, concealed (in)
निगूढे:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootनि-√गुह् (गूहति)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
सलिलाशयेin the water-reservoir (pond/well)
सलिलाशये:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसलिल-आशय
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
Speaker
विदुर उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
ViduraD
dvija (brāhmaṇa)V
vana (forest)K
kūpa/salilāśaya (well, water-reservoir)V
vallī (creepers)T
tṛṇa (grass)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
Appearances can conceal danger; one should act with discernment (viveka) and vigilance, not being misled by what seems safe or ordinary.
Vidura describes a forest well covered by grass and strong creepers; a brāhmaṇa unknowingly falls into this hidden water-pit, illustrating sudden entrapment by unseen hazards.