Shloka 40

Araṇi Lost to the Deer: Pāṇḍavas Pursue to Preserve Agnihotra (अरणी-हरण प्रसङ्गः)

Devanagari script

मान्यानां तत्र वृद्धानां कृत्वा पादाभिवादनम्‌ | वनानि क्रमशस्तात सर्वाण्येवाभ्यगच्छत,तात! वहाँ माननीय वृद्धजनोंकी चरणवन्दना करके उसने क्रमश: सभी वनोंमें भ्रमण किया

Transliteration

mānyānāṃ tatra vṛddhānāṃ kṛtvā pādābhivādanam | vanāni kramaśas tāta sarvāṇy evābhyagacchat ||

Translation

ครั้นแล้วเขาได้กราบแทบเท้าบรรดาผู้เฒ่าผู้แก่ผู้ควรเคารพ ณ ที่นั้นก่อนแล้ว โอ้ลูกเอ๋ย จึงดำเนินไปตามลำดับ เที่ยวเยือนและพเนจรไปทั่วทุกพงไพร

Word by Word

• मान्यानाम्: of the venerable
• मान्यानाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मान्य
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• वृद्धानाम्: of the elders
• वृद्धानाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृद्ध
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

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

• पाद: feet
• पाद: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अभिवादनम्: salutation
• अभिवादनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिवादन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वनानि: forests
• वनानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• क्रमशः: in order, successively
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रमशः

• तात: O dear (sir/son)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• अभ्यगच्छत्: went to, approached
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + गम्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तात: O dear (sir/son)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya (speaker)
• venerable elders (vṛddhāḥ)
• forests (vanāni)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharma expressed as humility and proper conduct: one should honor elders and the worthy through respectful obeisance before undertaking one’s own pursuits, and proceed with order and self-discipline.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya describes a person who, after paying respects to the respected elders present, sets out to move through the forests one by one, continuing his journey in an orderly manner.