Shloka 27
Jarāsandha–Vāsudeva Saṃvāda: Kṣātra-Dharma, Pride, and the Ethics of Coercion
Sabhā Parva, Adhyāya 20
गण्डकीं च महाशोणं सदानीरां तथैव च । एकपर्वतके नद्यः क्रमेणैत्याव्रजन्त ते
gaṇḍakīṃ ca mahāśoṇaṃ sadānīrāṃ tathaiva ca | ekaparvatake nadyaḥ krameṇaitvā vrajanta te ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。彼らは順を追って進み、ガンダキー、大いなるショーナ、さらにサダーニーラーを渡り、またエーカパルヴァタの国の諸河をも渡っていった。旅は続き、歩みは一歩一歩と前へ進んだ。
वैशग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes orderly progress and perseverance: moving forward step by step (krameṇa) through obstacles, a narrative motif that also reflects disciplined conduct in undertaking any difficult task.
The travelers continue their route, sequentially crossing major rivers—Gaṇḍakī, Śoṇa, Sadānīrā—and other rivers of the Ekaparvata region, as Vaiśaṃpāyana reports their onward movement.