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Shloka 7

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

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

पर्वतेषु च रम्येषु सर्वेषु च सरस्सु च । उदधौ च महापुण्ये सूपस्पृष्टं महात्मभि:,“रमणीय पर्वतों और समस्त सरोवरोंमें विशेषत: परम पुण्यमय समुद्रके जलमें इन महात्माओंके साथ भलीभाँति स्नान एवं आचमन किया है

parvateṣu ca ramyeṣu sarveṣu ca sarassu ca | udadhau ca mahāpuṇye sūpaspṛṣṭaṃ mahātmabhiḥ ||

ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。麗しき山々において、あらゆる湖において、そしてとりわけ功徳きわめて大なる大海において、彼らはその大心の人々とともに、如法に沐浴し、またアーチャマナ(浄水を啜って身を清める作法)を周到に行った。これは浄化と聖地への敬意、そして旅のあいだの規律ある振る舞いを示すものであった。

पर्वतेषुin mountains
पर्वतेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपर्वत
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
रम्येषुin delightful (ones)
रम्येषु:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootरम्य
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
सर्वेषुin all
सर्वेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormNeuter, Locative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
सरस्सुin lakes/ponds
सरस्सु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसरस्
FormNeuter, Locative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
उदधौin the ocean
उदधौ:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootउदधि
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
महापुण्येin the greatly meritorious (one)
महापुण्ये:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootमहापुण्य
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
सूपस्पृष्टम्well-touched/fully contacted (i.e., duly used/entered)
सूपस्पृष्टम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसूपस्पृष्ट
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
महात्मभिःby great-souled ones
महात्मभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootमहात्मन्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
P
parvata (mountains)
S
saras (lakes)
U
udadhi (ocean)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights dharmic discipline through purification rites at sacred natural sites—mountains, lakes, and especially the ocean—showing reverence for tīrthas and the ethical ideal of inner and outer cleanliness maintained in the company of the virtuous.

The travelers, accompanied by great-souled men, move through holy landscapes and perform proper bathing and ācamana (ritual sipping), marking their journey as a tīrtha-oriented, merit-generating passage rather than mere travel.