Shloka 32

Adhyāya 6: Kaṅka (Yudhiṣṭhira) Seeks Refuge in Virāṭa’s Assembly

Devanagari script

अटब्यां दुर्गकान्तारे सागरे गहने गिरौ । ये स्मरिष्यन्ति मां राजन्‌ यथाहं भवता स्मृता

Transliteration

aṭabyāṃ durgakāntāre sāgare gahane girau | ye smariṣyanti māṃ rājan yathāhaṃ bhavatā smṛtā ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: “Tâu Đại vương, dù ở trong rừng, nơi hoang dã hiểm nguy, trên biển, chốn sâu thẳm không lối, hay trên núi—ai nhớ đến ta đúng như cách ngài đã nhớ đến ta, người ấy sẽ thấy ta hiện diện bên mình.”

Word by Word

• अटब्याम्: in the forest
• अटब्याम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अटवी
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• दुर्ग: in a fort/stronghold
• दुर्ग: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्ग
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• कान्तारे: in a wilderness
• कान्तारे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कान्तार
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• सागरे: in the sea
• सागरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सागर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• गहने: in a dense/thick (place)
• गहने: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गहन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• गिरौ: on a mountain
• गिरौ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• ये: those who
• ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• स्मरिष्यन्ति: will remember
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Accusative, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• यथा: as/just as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• भवता: by you
• भवता: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: भवत्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• स्मृता: remembered
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ
• Form: Past Passive Participle (क्त), Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• rājan (the king addressed)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes the power of mindful remembrance of a trusted guide: in any extreme danger—forest, wilderness, sea, deep places, or mountains—calling to mind the helper in the right spirit becomes a means of receiving support and protection.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana addresses a king and assures him that just as the king has remembered (invoked) him, so too anyone who remembers him in perilous circumstances will be met with his presence/help—an assurance of reliable aid when properly called upon.