Shloka 48
धृतराष्ट्रविलापः — Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Lament and Inquiry (Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 2)
Devanagari script
।। नान्यदत्र परं मन्ये वनवासादूृते प्रभो
Transliteration
nānyad atra paraṁ manye vanavāsād ṛte prabho
Translation
اے پروردگار! اس معاملے میں مجھے جنگل میں جلاوطنی کے سوا کوئی برتر راہ نظر نہیں آتی؛ یہی یہاں سب سے اعلیٰ طریقہ ہے۔
Word by Word
nanot
na:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna
anyatanything else
anyat:
Karta
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootanya
Formneuter, nominative, singular
atrahere; in this matter
atra:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootatra
paramhigher; better; supreme
param:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootpara
Formneuter, nominative, singular
manyeI think; I consider
manye:
TypeVerb
Rootman (मनँ)
Formlat, present, first, singular, ātmanepada
vana-vāsātthan forest-dwelling; from exile in the forest
vana-vāsāt:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootvana-vāsa
Formmasculine, ablative, singular
ṛteexcept; without
ṛte:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootṛte
prabhoO lord
prabho:
TypeNoun
Rootprabhu
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
Speaker
धघतयाट्र उवाच
Characters & Entities
P
prabhu (addressed lord/master)V
vanavāsa (exile/forest-dwelling)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
When faced with a morally fraught situation, choosing a path of restraint and self-sacrifice (here, forest exile) can be the highest option if it protects dharma and prevents greater harm.
A speaker addresses a superior as 'prabho' and advises that, given the circumstances, there is no better resolution than accepting vanavāsa (exile to the forest), implying a preference for ethical preservation over escalation.