Shloka 8
नारदकथितं माधव्याः तपश्चर्या–ययातेः स्वर्गविचारः | Nārada on Mādhavī’s Asceticism and the Scrutiny of Yayāti in Heaven
अपराण्यपि चत्वारि शतानि द्विजसत्तम | नीयमानानि संतारे हृतान्यासन् वितस्तया,'द्विजश्रेष्ठ! मार्गमें एक जगह नदीको पार करना पड़ा। इन छ: सौ घोड़ोंके साथ चार सौ और थे। नदी पार करनेके लिये ले जाये जाते समय वे चार सौ घोड़े वितस्ता (झेलम)- की प्रखर धारामें बह गये
aparāṇy api catvāri śatāni dvijasattama | nīyamānāni saṃtāre hṛtāny āsan vitastayā ||
अपराण्यपि चत्वारि शतानि द्विजसत्तम । नीयमानानि संतारे हृतान्यासन् वितस्तया ॥
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even carefully planned undertakings can be undone by uncontrollable forces; the passage underscores the fragility of worldly resources and the need for prudence and humility when pursuing power or preparing for conflict.
Nārada recounts a logistical setback during a journey: while crossing the Vitastā at a ford, four hundred additional horses—beyond an earlier count of six hundred—are swept away by the river’s strong current.