Shloka 28

Kāmyake Pāṇḍavānāṃ Bhojana-vyavasthā

Provisioning and Welfare in the Kāmyaka Forest

Devanagari script

भवानपि विविक्तानि तीर्थानि मनुजेश्वर । भ्रातृभि: सहित: सर्वैर्द्र्ठमर्हत्यरिंदम

Transliteration

bhavān api viviktāni tīrthāni manujeśvara | bhrātṛbhiḥ sahitaḥ sarvair draṣṭum arhati arindama ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “O lord of men, you too—together with all your brothers—ought to go and behold the secluded sacred fords. Such a pilgrimage, undertaken in unity, is fitting for one who subdues his foes, for it strengthens resolve, purifies intention, and aligns kingship with dharma.”

Word by Word

• भवान्: you (honored person)
• भवान्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• विविक्तानि: secluded/solitary
• विविक्तानि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविक्त
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• तीर्थानि: sacred fords/pilgrimage places
• तीर्थानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• मनुजेश्वर: O lord of men (king)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुज-ईश्वर
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• भ्रातृभिः: with (your) brothers
• भ्रातृभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सहितः: accompanied/along with
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वैः: by/with all (of them)
• सर्वैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• द्रष्टुम्: to see/visit
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Infinitive

• अर्हति: is fit/deserves/ought
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular

• अरिंदम: O subduer of foes
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरि-दम
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• manujeśvara (the king addressed)
• bhrātṛ (brothers)
• tīrtha (sacred places)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A ruler should seek dharmic renewal through pilgrimage—especially to quiet, secluded tīrthas—and do so in solidarity with his brothers, cultivating purity of purpose and strength grounded in righteousness.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana advises the addressed king that he, along with all his brothers, should visit secluded sacred sites—an exhortation toward tīrtha-yātrā as a fitting, dharma-aligned course of action.