Shloka 23

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

Devanagari script

गच्छ संजय यत्राग्निर्न त्वां दहति करह्िचित्‌

Transliteration

gaccha sañjaya yatrāgnir na tvāṁ dahati karhicit

Translation

那罗陀说道：“去吧，三阇耶，去那火焰永不能焚你之处。”在叙事之中，这是护佑的训令——引导三阇耶走向一处受神力守护的所在，强调灵性权威能赐人免于形体之险的庇护，而顺从智者之教诲，本身亦是合乎达摩的行持。

Word by Word

• गच्छ: go
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: लोट् (imperative), 2, singular, परस्मैपदम्

• संजय: O Sañjaya
• Type: Noun
• Root: संजय
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र

• अग्निः: fire
• अग्निः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: —, accusative, singular

• दहति: burns
• Type: Verb
• Root: दह्
• Form: लट् (present indicative), 3, singular, परस्मैपदम्

• कदाचित्: ever / at any time
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदाचित्

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Sañjaya
• Agni (fire)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the dharmic value of heeding enlightened guidance: a sage’s instruction can lead one to safety, symbolizing that spiritual refuge and right counsel protect a person even amid destructive forces.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada addresses Sañjaya and directs him to go to a place where fire cannot harm him, implying an imminent danger or a sacred/protected zone where ordinary physical threats are rendered ineffective.