Shloka 131

Gandhamādana-nivāsaḥ — Draupadyāḥ prārthanā, Bhīmasenārohaṇaṃ, Maṇimāna-yuddham

Chapter 157: Draupadi’s request, Bhima’s ascent, and the combat with Maniman

Devanagari script

यथाक्रमविशेषेण सर्वाण्यायतनानि च । दर्शितानि द्विजश्रेष्ठा लोमशेन महात्मना

Transliteration

yathākramaviśeṣeṇa sarvāṇy āyatanāni ca | darśitāni dvijaśreṣṭhā lomaśena mahātmanā ||

Translation

ヴァイシャンパーヤナは言った。「しかるべき順序に従い、各々の場所がその次第に応じて区別されつつ、あらゆる聖地が示された——おお、二度生まれの中の最勝者よ——大いなる心をもつローマシャによって。」

Word by Word

यथाas, according to

क्रमविशेषेणby (a) particular order/sequence

सर्वाणिall

आयतनानिabodes, places, seats

चand

दर्शितानिshown, pointed out

द्विजश्रेष्ठाःO best of the twice-born (Brahmins)

लोमशेनby Lomasha

महात्मनाby the great-souled (one)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Lomāśa

āyatanāni (sacred sites/shrines)

dvijaśreṣṭhāḥ (Brahmins, addressed)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores dharmic discipline in pilgrimage: sacred places are to be approached in proper sequence and with attentive discernment, under the guidance of a wise and noble teacher.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that the sage Lomāśa, acting as guide, has been showing the group all the holy sites one by one, carefully distinguishing each place in its proper order.