Shloka 11
Daśagrīva-boonāvaraṇa, Viṣṇv-avatāra-niyoga, Vānara-sahāya-janana, Mantharā-nirmāṇa
Devanagari script
तानवेक्ष्य कृशान् पौत्रान् वने वन््येन जीवत:
Transliteration
tān avekṣya kṛśān pautrān vane vanyenajīvataḥ
Translation
காட்டில் காட்டுணவால் வாழ்ந்து மெலிந்த தன் பேரர்களைக் கண்டதும் (வியாசரின் உள்ளம் கருணையால் உருகியது)।
Word by Word
तान्them
तान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
अवेक्ष्यhaving seen
अवेक्ष्य:
TypeVerb
Rootअव-ईक्ष्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), having seen/observed
कृशान्emaciated, thin
कृशान्:
TypeAdjective
Rootकृश
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
पौत्रान्grandsons
पौत्रान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपौत्र
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
वनेin the forest
वने:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवन
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
वन्येनwith forest-produce; by wild (food)
वन्येन:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootवन्य
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
जीवत:living, subsisting
जीवत::
TypeVerb
Rootजीव्
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Accusative, Plural
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
P
pautrāḥ (grandsons/descendants)V
vana (forest)V
vanya (wild forest food)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 verse highlights how exile and hardship visibly transform even noble descendants, inviting compassion and reflection on dharma: endurance in adversity and the ethical consequences of actions that drive families into suffering.
Vaiśampāyana narrates a scene where the grandsons/descendants are seen in the forest, thin from subsisting on wild forest food—an image that emphasizes the severity of their woodland life.