Shloka 12

Indraprastha Prosperity and the Arjuna–Kṛṣṇa Yamunā Excursion (इन्द्रप्रस्थ-वैभवम् तथा यमुनाविहारः)

Devanagari script

स कलिज्जनतिक्रम्प देशानायतनानि च । हर्म्याणि रमणीयानि प्रेक्षमाणो ययौ प्रभु:,कलिंग देशको लाँधघकर शक्तिशाली अर्जुन अनेक देशों, मन्दिरों तथा रमणीय अट्टालिकाओंका दर्शन करते हुए आगे बढ़े

Transliteration

sa kaliṅga-janatikrampadeśān āyatanāni ca | harmyāṇi ramaṇīyāni prekṣamāṇo yayau prabhuḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: Der mächtige Herr (Arjuna) überschritt das Land der Kaliṅga und zog weiter, wobei er unterwegs verschiedene Gegenden und heilige Stätten sowie anmutige Paläste und hohe Wohnsitze betrachtete.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कलिङ्ग-जन-अतिक्रम्य: having crossed the Kalinga people/region
• कलिङ्ग-जन-अतिक्रम्य: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: अतिक्रम् (धातु) / कलिङ्ग / जन
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), having crossed/overstepped

• देशान्: countries/regions
• देशान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• आयतनानि: abodes/shrines/temples
• आयतनानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयतन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• हर्म्याणि: mansions/palaces
• हर्म्याणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर्म्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• रमणीयानि: delightful/beautiful
• रमणीयानि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रमणीय
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• प्रेक्षमाणः: seeing/looking at
• प्रेक्षमाणः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + ईक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ययौ: went
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• प्रभुः: the lord/mighty one
• प्रभुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Kaliṅga
• Arjuna (implied as prabhuḥ in context)
• āyatanāni (sacred abodes/temples)
• harmyāṇi (mansions/palaces)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights mindful movement through the world: a great person advances with awareness of both sacred spaces (āyatanāni) and human achievements (harmyāṇi), suggesting respect for cultural and religious landscapes rather than a purely self-centered or exploitative journey.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that the powerful hero (contextually Arjuna) passes beyond the Kaliṅga region and continues onward, viewing various lands, holy abodes/temples, and beautiful mansions as he travels.