Shloka 12

नियोगप्रसङ्गः — The Niyoga Episode: Births of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Pāṇḍu, and Vidura

Devanagari script

ते सदारा वनं तच्च व्यचरन्त समन्तत:ः । रेमिरे रमणीयेषु पर्वतेषु वनेषु च,वे अपनी स्त्रियोंक साथ उस वनमें चारों ओर विचरने तथा रमणीय पर्वतों और वनोंमें रमण करने लगे

Transliteration

te sadārā vanaṁ tacca vyacaranta samantataḥ | remire ramaṇīyeṣu parvateṣu vaneṣu ca ||

Translation

เหล่าเทพพร้อมด้วยชายาทั้งหลายเที่ยวไปทั่วป่านั้น และรื่นรมย์อยู่ตามภูผาและพนาลัยอันงดงาม

Word by Word

तेthey

सदाराwith their wives

वनम्the forest

तत्that

व्यचरन्तthey wandered/roamed

समन्ततःon all sides, all around

रेमिरेthey delighted/enjoyed themselves

रमणीयेषुin delightful (places)

पर्वतेषुon/in mountains

वनेषुin forests

चand

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

forest (vana)

mountains (parvata)

wives (dārāḥ)

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

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a dharmic ideal of household life: companionship with one’s spouse and enjoyment that remains orderly and non-violent, framed within a harmonious relationship to the natural world.

What is happening in the narrative?

The group, accompanied by their wives, moves about throughout the forest and spends time enjoying the scenic mountains and woods, indicating a calm interlude of recreation and exploration.