Shloka 11

Adhyāya 32: Tāpasānāṃ Darśanaṃ — Ascetics Seek to Identify the Pāṇḍavas

Devanagari script

एकां रात्रि विहृत्यैव ते वीरास्ताश्ष योषित:

Transliteration

ekāṃ rātriṃ vihṛtyaiva te vīrās tāś ca yoṣitaḥ

Translation

毗舍波耶那说道：他们只嬉游一夜，那些英雄——那些妇人亦然——（随后便继续前行），这表明那不过是短暂而克制的停歇，并非沉溺享乐，正合此篇章肃穆而以责任为重的气氛。

Word by Word

• एकाम्: one (single)
• एकाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• रात्रिम्: night
• रात्रिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रात्रि
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• विहृत्य: having sported/relaxed (having spent time in recreation)
• विहृत्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-हृ (धातु: हृ; अर्थे: क्रीडायाम्/विहारार्थे)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for ktvā)

• एव: indeed/just/only
• एव: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• ते: they/those
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वीराः: heroes/valiant men
• वीराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ताः: those (women)
• ताः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• योषितः: women
• योषितः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: योषित्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• vīrāḥ (the heroes)
• yoṣitaḥ (the women)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in times of transition and sorrow, proper conduct favors moderation: a brief rest is acceptable, but one should not lose oneself in pleasure when duty, grief, and the larger moral horizon demand sobriety.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narration notes that the group—heroes along with women—spent a single night in recreation or respite, implying a short halt before continuing their journey or undertaking, consistent with the austere tone of the Āśramavāsika section.