Shloka 43

Devanagari script

तच्छुत्वा सर्वतो दृष्टि चारयामास पाण्डव: | अथापश्यत्‌ सव्यसाची वृक्षमूले तपस्विनम्‌,वह वाणी सुनकर पाण्डुनन्दन अर्जुनने चारों ओर दृष्टिपात किया। इतनेहीमें उन्हें वृक्षके मूलभागमें बैठे हुए एक तपस्वी महात्मा दिखायी दिये

Transliteration

tac chrutvā sarvato dṛṣṭiṃ cārayāmāsa pāṇḍavaḥ | athāpaśyat savyasācī vṛkṣamūle tapasvinam ||

Translation

ఆ వాక్యాన్ని విని పాండవుడు అర్జునుడు చుట్టూ చూపు తిప్పాడు. అప్పుడు సవ్యసాచీ చెట్టు వేరున కూర్చున్న ఒక తపస్విని చూశాడు.

Word by Word

तत्that (speech/utterance)

श्रुत्वाhaving heard

सर्वतःon all sides / everywhere

दृष्टिम्gaze, sight

चारयामासcaused to move / cast (his gaze)

पाण्डवःthe Pandava (Arjuna)

अथthen

अपश्यत्saw

सव्यसाचीSavyasacin (Arjuna, ambidextrous archer)

वृक्षof a tree

मूलेat the root

तपस्विनम्an ascetic

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Arjuna

Pāṇḍava

tapasvin (ascetic)

vṛkṣa (tree)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights attentive seeking and receptivity: after hearing, Arjuna looks carefully in all directions and is led to a tapasvin. Ethically, it suggests that right action in uncertainty begins with alert perception and a willingness to approach spiritual counsel.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Arjuna, having heard a voice or words, scans the surroundings and then notices an ascetic seated at the base of a tree—setting up an impending dialogue or guidance in the forest setting.