Shloka 40

Vyāsa’s Counsel to Yudhiṣṭhira: Pratismṛti-vidyā, Arjuna’s Aśtra-Quest, and the Move to Kāmyaka

Devanagari script

अगच्छत्‌ पर्वतं पुण्यमेकाह्रैव महामना: । मनोजवगतिर््भूत्वा योगयुक्तो यथानिल:,महामना अर्जुन योगयुक्त होनेके कारण मनके समान तीव्र वेगसे चलनेमें समर्थ हो गये थे, अतः वे वायुके समान एक ही दिनमें उस पुण्य पर्वतपर पहुँच गये

Transliteration

agacchat parvataṁ puṇyam ekāhrai eva mahāmanāḥ | manojavagatir bhūtvā yogayukto yathānilaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Endowed with great resolve, he reached that sacred mountain in a single day. Having become swift as the mind through the discipline of yoga, he moved like the wind—unhindered and purposeful—showing how inner mastery can turn intention into effective action.

Word by Word

अगच्छत्went/reached

पर्वतम्mountain

पुण्यम्holy, sacred

एकाह्नाin one day

एवindeed, just

महामनाःthe great-souled (one)

मनोजवगतिःa movement with mind-like speed

भूत्वाhaving become

योगयुक्तःyoga-endowed, engaged in yoga

यथाas, like

अनिलःwind

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Arjuna

puṇya-parvata (sacred mountain)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

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 that yogic discipline (yogayukta) and a great, steady mind (mahāmanāḥ) can remove inner obstacles, making one’s actions swift, efficient, and aligned with purpose—symbolized by movement as fast as thought and as unobstructed as wind.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Arjuna, empowered by yoga and strong resolve, travels with extraordinary speed and reaches a sacred mountain within a single day.