Shloka 34

Kāmyake Pāṇḍavānāṃ Bhojana-vyavasthā

Provisioning and Welfare in the Kāmyaka Forest

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच तथेति सम्प्रतिज्ञाय लोमश: सुमहातपा: । काम्यकं वनमुद्दिश्य समुपायान्महीतलम्‌,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! “बहुत अच्छा” कहकर महातपस्वी लोमशजीने उनका अनुरोध मान लिया और काम्यकवनमें जानेके लिये भूलोककी ओर प्रस्थान किया

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | tatheti sampratijñāya lomaśaḥ sumahātapāḥ | kāmyakaṃ vanam uddiśya samupāyān mahītalam ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Having assented with the words “So be it,” the great ascetic Lomaśa, true to his promise, accepted their request and set out upon the earth, directing his journey toward the Kāmyaka forest. The passage highlights the ethical weight of a vow: a sage’s readiness to act once he has given his word.

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaiśampāyana

उवाचsaid

तथाso; thus

इतिthus (quotative)

सम्प्रतिज्ञायhaving promised; having assented

लोमशःLomaśa

सुमहातपाःof very great austerity

काम्यकम्Kāmyaka (name)

वनम्forest

उद्दिश्यhaving set out toward; aiming at

समुपायात्went forth; departed

महीतलम्the earth's surface; ground

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Lomaśa

Janamejaya

Kāmyaka forest

Mahītala (earth)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes