Shloka 11

Adhyāya 32: Tāpasānāṃ Darśanaṃ — Ascetics Seek to Identify the Pāṇḍavas

Devanagari script

एकां रात्रि विहृत्यैव ते वीरास्ताश्ष योषित:

Transliteration

ekāṃ rātriṃ vihṛtyaiva te vīrās tāś ca yoṣitaḥ

Translation

Sinabi ni Vaiśaṃpāyana: Matapos maglibang sa loob lamang ng isang gabi, ang mga bayaning iyon—at ang mga kababaihan din—(ay nagpatuloy na sa paglalakbay), na nagpapahiwatig ng isang maikling, may pagpipigil na paghinto at hindi ng labis na pagluho, alinsunod sa mabigat at makatungkuling diwa ng parvan na ito.

Word by Word

एकाम्one (single)

रात्रिम्night

विहृत्यhaving sported/relaxed (having spent time in recreation)

एवindeed/just/only

तेthey/those

वीराःheroes/valiant men

ताःthose (women)

योषितःwomen

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśaṃpāyana

vīrāḥ (the heroes)

yoṣitaḥ (the women)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in times of transition and sorrow, proper conduct favors moderation: a brief rest is acceptable, but one should not lose oneself in pleasure when duty, grief, and the larger moral horizon demand sobriety.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narration notes that the group—heroes along with women—spent a single night in recreation or respite, implying a short halt before continuing their journey or undertaking, consistent with the austere tone of the Āśramavāsika section.