Shloka 16

Vyāsa’s Boon-Offer and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Remorse in the Forest Assembly (आश्रमवासिक पर्व, अध्याय ३६)

Devanagari script

अनिकेतो5थ राजा स बभूव वनगोचर: । ते चापि सहिते देव्यौ संजयश्न तमन्वयु:

Transliteration

aniketo ’tha rājā sa babhūva vanagocaraḥ | te cāpi sahite devyau sañjayaś ca tam anvayuḥ ||

Translation

于是那位国王不再有固定居处，往来林间而行。两位王后也与三阇耶一道随侍其后——同担清苦之道，宁守职责之信，而不恋王者生活之安逸。

Word by Word

• अनिकेतः: homeless, without a dwelling
• अनिकेतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनिकेत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अथ: then, now
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बभूव: became
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• वनगोचरः: a forest-dweller, one who moves in the forest
• वनगोचरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वनगोचर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

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

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• सहिते: together, accompanied
• सहिते: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Dual

• देव्यौ: the two queens/ladies
• देव्यौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Dual

• संजयः: Sanjaya
• संजयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संजय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अन्वयुः: followed
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-इ
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• the king (Dhṛtarāṣṭra)
• the two queens (Gāndhārī and Kuntī)
• Sañjaya
• forest

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharma in the form of renunciation and steadfast companionship: when worldly power is relinquished, one should accept a disciplined life without attachment to comfort, and those bound by duty and love may choose to share that austere path.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada narrates that the king leaves settled habitation and lives as a forest-wanderer; the two queens accompany him, and Sañjaya also follows, forming a small retinue committed to the forest-ascetic mode of life.