Shloka 19

Devanagari script

परिक्रम्य ततः सर्वे त्रयोडपि भरतर्षभ । रमणीये नदीकूले सहिता: समुपाविशन्‌,भरतश्रेष्ठ! महात्मा अग्निदेवके इस प्रकार आज्ञा देनेपर अर्जुन, श्रीकृष्ण तथा मयासुर सबने उनकी परिक्रमा की। फिर तीनों ही यमुनानदीके रमणीय तटपर जाकर एक साथ बैठे

Transliteration

parikramya tataḥ sarve trayo 'pi bharatarṣabha | ramaṇīye nadīkūle sahitāḥ samupāviśan ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: „Dann, o Stier unter den Bhāratas, gingen alle drei, nachdem sie (Agni) ehrerbietig umschritten hatten, gemeinsam zu einem lieblichen Flussufer und setzten sich dort in Gefährtenschaft nieder.“

Word by Word

परिक्रम्यhaving circumambulated

ततःthen, thereafter

सर्वेall

त्रयःthree

अपिalso, even

भरतर्षभO bull among the Bharatas

रमणीयेin the delightful (place)

नदीकूलेon the river-bank

सहिताःtogether, united

समुपाविशन्sat down, took seats

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Bharatarṣabha (Janamejaya)

Agni (implied by parikramya in context)

riverbank (nadīkūla)

Yamunā (from the given contextual gloss)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic etiquette: after receiving divine instruction or aid, one responds with respectful ritual acknowledgment (circumambulation), followed by calm, unified conduct—suggesting gratitude, humility, and harmony among companions.

What is happening in the narrative?

After acting on Agni’s direction (as indicated by the surrounding context), the three companions respectfully circumambulate him and then move to a pleasant riverbank—identified in the provided gloss as the Yamunā—where they sit together, marking a brief restful interlude in the episode.