Shloka 4
Nahūṣa as Ajagara: Virtue Hierarchy, Karmic Gati, and the Psychology of Mind–Intellect
तथैव चान्यानि महावनानि मृगद्धिजानेकपसेवितानि आलोकयन्तो$भिययु: प्रतीता- स्ते धन्विन: खड्गधरा नराग्रया:,नरश्रेष्ठ पाण्डव अपने हाथोंमें खड्ग और धनुष लिये हुए थे। वे ऊँचाई, पर्वतोंके सकरे स्थान, सिंहोंकी मादें, पर्वतीय नदियोंको पार करनेके लिये बने हुए पुल, बहुत-से झरने और नीची भूमियोंको जहाँ-तहाँ देखते हुए तथा मृग, पक्षी एवं हाथियोंसे सेवित दूसरे-दूसरे विशाल वनोंका अवलोकन करते हुए विश्वासपूर्वक आगे बढ़ने लगे
tathaiva cānyāni mahāvanāni mṛgadvijānekapasevitāni ālokayantobhyayyuḥ pratītās te dhanvinaḥ khaḍgadharā narāgryāḥ
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Gayon din, ang mga Pāṇḍava—pinakamahuhusay sa mga tao—na may dalang busog at tabak, ay sumulong nang may matatag na tiwala. Habang naglalakbay, patuloy nilang minamasdan ang lupain: ang mga mataas na pook at masisikip na lagusan ng bundok, mga bahaging pinamumugaran ng leon, mga tulay na inilatag upang tawirin ang mga ilog sa kabundukan, maraming lagaslas at talon, at mga mabababang latian. Sinuri rin nila ang iba pang malalawak na gubat na dinadalaw ng usa, ibon, at elepante—nagpapatuloy na may pag-iingat at paninindigan sa gitna ng hirap ng pagkatapon.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined vigilance and steadfastness in adversity: even in exile, the Pāṇḍavas maintain kṣatriya readiness (weapons borne), careful observation of surroundings, and confident forward movement—an ethic of resilience and responsible conduct amid uncertainty.
Vaiśampāyana narrates the Pāṇḍavas’ onward travel through wilderness. They proceed through large forests and difficult mountain terrain, attentively surveying passes, rivers, bridges, waterfalls, and lowlands, in regions inhabited by deer, birds, elephants (and lion-tracks), continuing their journey with assurance.