Shloka 39

रामस्य पम्पातीरगमनम्, सुग्रीवसख्यं, वालिवधः, सीतारक्षणवृत्तान्तश्च

Rāma at Pampā; alliance with Sugrīva; Vālin’s fall; Sītā’s guarded captivity

Devanagari script

ततस्ते पाण्डवा: सर्वे प्रत्यागमनकाड्क्षिण: । प्रतीक्षन्त: कियत्कालं जितात्मानोडवतस्थिरे,तदनन्तर मनको वशमें करनेवाले सब पाण्डव उनके लौट आनेकी आशासे कुछ देरतक उनकी प्रतीक्षा करते रहे

Transliteration

tatas te pāṇḍavāḥ sarve pratyāgamanakāṅkṣiṇaḥ | pratīkṣantaḥ kiyatkālaṃ jitātmāna ivāvatastire ||

Translation

于是，众般度五子都渴望他归来，便等候了片刻。他们克己自持、心志坚定，仍立于彼处，凝望守候，盼他回返。

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

तेthey (those)

पाण्डवाःthe Pandavas

सर्वेall

प्रत्यागमनकाङ्क्षिणःdesiring (their) return

प्रतीक्षन्तःwaiting

कियत्how much, some (measure of)

कालम्time

जितात्मानःself-controlled (having conquered the self)

अवतस्थिरेstood, remained

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Pāṇḍavas

Vaiśampāyana

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights disciplined patience: even in uncertainty, the Pāṇḍavas restrain agitation and remain steady, embodying the ethical ideal of self-mastery (jitātman) rather than impulsive reaction.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes a pause in the story: the Pāṇḍavas, expecting someone’s return, wait for a while and remain stationed there, composed and watchful.