Shloka 72

आदि पर्व, अध्याय 96 — काश्यकन्याहरणं, शाल्वसमागमः, अम्बावचनं च

Kāśī princesses taken; encounter with Śālva; Ambā’s declaration

Devanagari script

तस्माच्च हिडिम्बमन्तरा हत्वा एकचक्रां गता:,पाण्डव वारणावतसे अपनेको छिपाते हुए चल पड़े और मार्ममें हिडिम्ब राक्षसका वध करके वे एकचक्रा नगरीमें जा पहुँचे

Transliteration

tasmāc ca hiḍimbam antarā hatvā ekacakrāṃ gatāḥ; pāṇḍavā vāraṇāvatase apneko chipāte hue cal paṛe, aur mārga meṃ hiḍimba rākṣasakā vadha karke te ekacakrā nagarī meṃ jā pahuṃce.

Translation

ครั้นแล้วปาณฑพก็ออกจากวารณาวตะโดยลอบเร้น ระหว่างทางได้สังหารรากษสชื่อหิฑิมพะ แล้วจึงไปถึงนครเอกจักรา

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: from that (thereafter)
• तस्मात्: Apadana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• हिडिम्बम्: Hidimba (the rākṣasa)
• हिडिम्बम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिडिम्ब
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अन्तरा: in between; aside; without (contextual)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्तरा

• हत्वा: having slain
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• एकचक्राम्: to Ekacakrā (city)
• एकचक्राम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकचक्रा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• गताः: having gone; went
• गताः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पाण्डवाः: the Pāṇḍavas
• पाण्डवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वारणावतस्य: of Vāraṇāvata
• Type: Noun
• Root: वारणावत
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• अपि: also; even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• अनेकम्: many; various (things/ways)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनेक
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• छिपयन्तः: hiding (themselves)
• छिपयन्तः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: छिप् (देश्य/प्राकृत-प्रभावित; = गुप्/गोपाय्)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• हुए: were (auxiliary; Hindi)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Perfect/Periphrastic (Hindi auxiliary; not classical Sanskrit), Third, Plural

• चल: moved/went (Hindi)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चल्
• Form: Past (Hindi usage), Third, Plural

• पड़े: set out (Hindi idiom)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (Hindi idiom; = प्रस्थित/प्रययुः)
• Form: Past (Hindi usage), Third, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• मार्गे: on the way
• मार्गे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्ग
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• हिडिम्ब: Hidimba
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिडिम्ब
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राक्षसस्य: of the rākṣasa
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• वधम्: slaying
• वधम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वध
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कृत्वा: having done
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• एकचक्रा: in/at Ekacakrā
• एकचक्रा: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकचक्रा
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• नगरीम्: city
• नगरीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नगरी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रापुः: reached
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Pāṇḍavas
• Hiḍimba
• Vāraṇāvata
• Ekacakrā

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even while acting for self-preservation (travelling in concealment), the Pāṇḍavas uphold dharma by removing a violent threat (the rākṣasa Hiḍimba). The passage highlights balanced ethics: prudence and secrecy when necessary, coupled with protective action against harm.

What is happening in the narrative?

After departing Vāraṇāvata and moving secretly, the Pāṇḍavas kill the rākṣasa Hiḍimba on the way and then reach the city of Ekacakrā, marking their transition into the next phase of their hidden wanderings.