Shloka 6

शल्मलि–पवनसंवादः

The Dialogue of Śalmali and Pavana

Devanagari script

अनवेक्ष्यैव संहृष्ट: श्वापदाध्युषितं वनम्‌ । महान्तं निश्चयं कृत्वा लुब्धक: प्रविवेश ह

Transliteration

anavekṣyaiva saṁhṛṣṭaḥ śvāpadādhyuṣitaṁ vanam | mahāntaṁ niścayaṁ kṛtvā lubdhakaḥ praviveśa ha, rājan |

Translation

毗湿摩说道：那猎人欢喜振奋，竟不环顾四周，便踏入群兽栖居之林。大王啊，他既立下坚固而高远的誓愿以达其所求，便走进了那片险恶的森林。

Word by Word

• अनवेक्ष्य: without looking (at it)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अन् + अवेक्ष् (धातु: अवेक्ष्/ईक्ष्)
• Form: ल्यप् (क्त्वा-प्रत्ययार्थे), कर्तरि, true

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

• संहृष्टः: delighted/overjoyed
• संहृष्टः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संहृष्ट
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• श्वापद-अध्युषितम्: inhabited by wild beasts
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अध्युषित (अधि + वस्/उष्-निवासार्थे)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• वनम्: forest
• वनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• महान्तम्: great
• महान्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• निश्चयम्: resolve/decision
• निश्चयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: निश्चय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कृत्वा: having made
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा, कर्तरि, true

• लुब्धकः: hunter
• लुब्धकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: लुब्धक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रविवेश: entered
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + विश् (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ह: indeed/for emphasis
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह

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

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• rājan (Yudhiṣṭhira, implied addressee)
• lubdhaka (the hunter)
• vanam (forest)
• śvāpadāḥ (wild beasts)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Unchecked eagerness and fixation on an objective can make one ignore danger and proper deliberation; dharma favors foresight, restraint, and careful assessment before acting.

What is happening in the narrative?

A hunter, excited and determined, enters a forest known to be full of wild beasts without even looking around, illustrating a headlong plunge into peril driven by intense resolve.