Shloka 13

वनप्रस्थानम् (Departure for the Forest) — Āraṇyaka-parva, Adhyāya 24

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच ततस्ते प्रययु: सर्वे पाण्डवा धर्मचारिण: । ब्राह्मणैर्बहुभि: सार्ध पुण्यं द्वैतवनं सर:,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! तदनन्तर वे सभी धर्मात्मा पाण्डव बहुत-से ब्राह्मणोंके साथ पवित्र द्वैववन नामक सरोवरको चले गये

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | tataste prayayuḥ sarve pāṇḍavā dharmacāriṇaḥ | brāhmaṇair bahubhiḥ sārdhaṃ puṇyaṃ dvaitavanaṃ saraḥ ||

Translation

Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Pagkaraan nito, ang lahat ng Pāṇḍava, na matatag sa pagsunod sa dharma, ay sabay-sabay na naglakbay. Kasama ang maraming brāhmaṇa, nagtungo sila sa banal na lawa sa gubat ng Dvaitavana—isang paglalakbay na nagpapakita ng matuwid na asal, paggalang sa mga sagradong pook, at pagpapahalaga sa payong espirituwal sa panahon ng pagkatapon.

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaiśampāyana

उवाचsaid

ततःthen, thereafter

तेthey

प्रययुःwent forth, departed

सर्वेall

पाण्डवाःthe Pāṇḍavas

धर्मचारिणःpractising dharma, righteous

ब्राह्मणैःwith (by) Brahmins

बहुभिःmany

सार्धम्together with

पुण्यम्holy, sacred

द्वैतवनम्Dvaītavana (forest/place-name)

सरःlake

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Pāṇḍavas

Brāhmaṇas

Dvaitavana

saraḥ (sacred lake)

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 dharma as lived practice: even in exile the Pāṇḍavas proceed with disciplined conduct, honoring sacred places and keeping the company of brāhmaṇas—suggesting that righteous community and reverence sustain ethical life amid hardship.

What is happening in the narrative?

After the preceding events, the Pāṇḍavas depart together and travel, accompanied by many brāhmaṇas, to the sacred lake located in the Dvaitavana forest.