Shloka 19

Vāraṇāvata-prasaṃsā and the Pāṇḍavas’ Departure (वरणावत-प्रशंसा तथा पाण्डव-प्रयाणम्)

Devanagari script

ततोडन्योन्यमवैक्षन्त व्रीडयावनतानना: । तस्या योगमविन्दन्तो भृशं चोत्कण्ठिताभवन्‌

Transliteration

tato 'nyonyam avaikṣanta vrīḍayāvanatānanāḥ | tasyā yogam avindanto bhṛśaṃ cotkaṇṭhitā abhavan |

Translation

Rồi họ cúi mặt vì hổ thẹn, nhìn nhau. Không tìm được cách nào để thực hiện điều ấy, họ trở nên bồn chồn, lo lắng đến cực độ.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• अन्योन्यम्: each other, mutually
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्योन्य

• अवैक्षन्त: they looked (at)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-ईक्ष्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3, Plural, Parasmaipada

• व्रीडया: with shame/modesty
• व्रीडया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रीडा
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• अवनताननाः: having faces bent down (downcast-faced)
• अवनताननाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अवनतानन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तस्याः: of her
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• योगम्: means, method, device
• योगम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अविन्दन्तः: not finding
• अविन्दन्तः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-विद्
• Form: Present active participle (Śatṛ), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• भृशम्: exceedingly, greatly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भृशम्

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• उत्कण्ठिताः: anxious, eager, distressed
• उत्कण्ठिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्कण्ठित
• Form: Past passive participle (Kta), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अभवन्: they became, were
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3, Plural, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशग्पायन उवाच

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the moral-psychological force of vrīḍā (shame/modesty): when one recognizes impropriety or failure in a questionable intention, the mind turns inward (downcast faces) and becomes agitated. It implicitly points to social-ethical restraint and the inner consequences of conflicted intent.

What is happening in the narrative?

A group of people, embarrassed, exchange glances with lowered faces. They cannot discover a workable method to carry out their intended plan, and this inability makes them intensely restless and anxious.