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वनात् अस्मात् च कौन्तेय वनम् अन्यत् विचिन्त्यताम् निवासार्थाय यत् युक्तम् भवेत् वः पृथिवीपतेvanāt asmāt ca kaunteya vanam anyat vicintyatām nivāsārthāya yat yuktam bhavet vaḥ pṛthivīpatefrom this forest, o Kaunteya, another forest should be considered, one that would be suitable for you to dwell in, o lord of the earth
एकत्र चिरवासः हि न प्रीतिजननः भवेत् तापसानाम् च शान्तानाम् भवेत् उद्वेगकारकःekatra ciravāsaḥ hi na prītijananaḥ bhavet tāpasānām ca śāntānām bhavet udvegakārakaḥlong dwelling in one place brings no joy and may become a cause of distress for the peaceful ascetics
मृगाणाम् उपयोगः च वीरुद् ओषधि संक्षयः बिभर्षि हि बहून् विप्रान् वेदवेदाङ्गपारगान्mṛgāṇām upayogaḥ ca vīrud oṣadhi saṃkṣayaḥ bibharṣi hi bahūn viprān vedavedāṅgapāragānand the using-up of the deer, and the depletion of creepers and herbs, for you support many brahmins who have mastered the Vedas and the Vedangas
एवम् उक्त्वा प्रपन्नाय शुचये भगवान् प्रभुः प्रोवाच योगतत्त्वज्ञः योगविद्याम् अनुत्तमाम्evam uktvā prapannāya śucaye bhagavān prabhuḥ provāca yogatattvajñaḥ yogavidyām anuttamāmhaving spoken thus, the blessed lord, knower of the truth of yoga, taught the supreme yoga-knowledge to the one who had taken refuge in him, pure of heart
धर्मराज्ञे तदा धीमान् व्यासः सत्यवतीसुतः अनुज्ञाय च कौन्तेयम् तत्र एव अन्तरधीयतdharmarājñe tadā dhīmān vyāsaḥ satyavatīsutaḥ anujñāya ca kaunteyam tatra eva antaradhīyatathen the wise Vyasa, son of Satyavati, gave it to the king of dharma, and having given Kaunteya his leave, vanished right there
युधिष्ठिरः तु धर्मात्मा तत् ब्रह्म मनसा यतः धारयाम् आस मेधावी काले काले समभ्यसन्yudhiṣṭhiraḥ tu dharmātmā tat brahma manasā yataḥ dhārayām āsa medhāvī kāle kāle samabhyasanbut the righteous-souled, wise Yudhishthira, having composed his mind, held fast to this sacred knowledge, practicing it from time to time
स व्यासवाक्यमुदितः वनात् द्वैतवनात् ततः ययौ सरस्वतीतीरे काम्यकम् नाम काननम्sa vyāsavākyamuditaḥ vanāt dvaitavanāt tataḥ yayau sarasvatītīre kāmyakam nāma kānanamencouraged by Vyasa's words, he then departed from the forest of Dvaitavana and went to the forest called Kamyaka on the bank of the Sarasvati
तम् अन्वयुः महाराज शिक्षाक्षरविदः तथा ब्राह्मणाः तपसा युक्ताः देवेन्द्रम् ऋषयः यथाtam anvayuḥ mahārāja śikṣākṣaravidaḥ tathā brāhmaṇāḥ tapasā yuktāḥ devendram ṛṣayaḥ yathāafter him followed, o great king, the brahmins learned in pronunciation and syllables, joined with austerity, as sages follow the lord of the gods
ततः काम्यकम् आसाद्य पुनः ते भरतर्षभाः न्यविशन्त महात्मानः सामात्याः सपदानुगाःtataḥ kāmyakam āsādya punaḥ te bharatarṣabhāḥ nyaviśanta mahātmānaḥ sāmātyāḥ sapadānugāḥthen, having reached Kamyaka, these great-souled bulls of the Bharatas settled once more, together with their ministers and attendants
तत्र ते न्यवसन् राजन् कं चित् कालम् मनस्विनः धनुर्वेदपराः वीराः शृण्वानाः वेदम् उत्तमम्tatra te nyavasan rājan kaṃ cit kālam manasvinaḥ dhanurvedaparāḥ vīrāḥ śṛṇvānāḥ vedam uttamamthere they dwelt for some time, o king, wise heroes devoted to the science of archery, listening to the supreme Veda
चरन्तः मृगयाम् नित्यम् शुद्धैः बाणैः मृगार्थिनः पितृदैवतविप्रेभ्यः निर्वपन्तः यथाविधिcarantaḥ mṛgayām nityam śuddhaiḥ bāṇaiḥ mṛgārthinaḥ pitṛdaivataviprebhyaḥ nirvapantaḥ yathāvidhiconstantly going out to hunt with pure arrows in search of deer, and duly making offerings to the ancestors, the gods, and the brahmins
वनाद्vanādoriginal form "vanād", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अस्माच्asmācoriginal form "asmāc", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अन्यद्anyadoriginal form "anyad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यद्yadoriginal form "yad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
युक्तंyuktaṃoriginal form "yuktaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भवेद्bhavedoriginal form "bhaved", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चिरवासोciravāsooriginal form "ciravāso", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रीतिजननोprītijananooriginal form "prītijanano", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तापसानांtāpasānāṃoriginal form "tāpasānāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
शान्तानांśāntānāṃoriginal form "śāntānāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भवेद्bhavedoriginal form "bhaved", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
उपयोगश्upayogaśoriginal form "upayogaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वीरुदोषधिसंक्षयःvīrudoṣadhisaṃkṣayaḥoriginal form "vīrudoṣadhisaṃkṣayaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
योगतत्त्वज्ञोyogatattvajñooriginal form "yogatattvajño", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कौन्तेयंkaunteyaṃoriginal form "kaunteyaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तत्रैवान्तरधीयतtatraivāntaradhīyataoriginal form "tatraivāntaradhīyata", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
युधिष्ठिरस्yudhiṣṭhirasoriginal form "yudhiṣṭhiras", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तद्tadoriginal form "tad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
व्यासवाक्यमुदितोvyāsavākyamuditooriginal form "vyāsavākyamudito", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वनाद्vanādoriginal form "vanād", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
काम्यकंkāmyakaṃoriginal form "kāmyakaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अन्वयुर्anvayuroriginal form "anvayur", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
शिक्षाक्षरविदस्śikṣākṣaravidasoriginal form "śikṣākṣaravidas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ब्राह्मणास्brāhmaṇāsoriginal form "brāhmaṇās", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
युक्ताyuktāoriginal form "yuktā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऋषयोṛṣayooriginal form "ṛṣayo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पुनस्punasoriginal form "punas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कालंkālaṃoriginal form "kālaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
धनुर्वेदपराdhanurvedaparāoriginal form "dhanurvedaparā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
शृण्वानाśṛṇvānāoriginal form "śṛṇvānā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चरन्तोcarantooriginal form "caranto", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मृगयांmṛgayāṃoriginal form "mṛgayāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नित्यंnityaṃoriginal form "nityaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
शुद्धैर्śuddhairoriginal form "śuddhair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
बाणैर्bāṇairoriginal form "bāṇair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पितृदैवतविप्रेभ्योpitṛdaivataviprebhyooriginal form "pitṛdaivataviprebhyo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
निर्वपन्तोnirvapantooriginal form "nirvapanto", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
The move to another forest shows Yudhishthira's care not only for his own fate but for the wellbeing of the ashram: not to exhaust the place where ascetics live. Even preparation for war begins with respect for the land and for those who dwell on it.