ततो मृगयाव्याजेन हृतस्वाम्यः स भूपतिः । एकाकी हयमारुह्य जगाम गहनं वनम् ॥ ९ ॥
tato mṛigayāvyājena hṛitasvāmyaḥ sa bhūpatiḥ ekākī hayamāruhya jagāma gahanaṁ vanam
Translation
Stripped of his sovereignty, the king rode away alone on horseback into a dense forest, on the pretext of going hunting.
Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)
अपना प्रभुत्व खो चुके वे राजा शिकार के बहाने अकेले घोड़े पर सवार होकर एक घने वन में चले गए।
Commentary
"On the pretext of hunting" is a quiet, human detail: a king cannot admit that he is fleeing. The forest, in Indian stories, is where the old identity falls away and something new can begin.