Shloka 13

अर्जुनागमनम्

Arjuna’s Arrival and Reunion on the Sacred Mountain

Devanagari script

तैस्तत्र विहरद्धिश्च रममाणैश्न पाण्डवै: । प्रीतिमन्तो महाभागा मुनयश्लारणास्तथा,वहाँ रहकर क्रीडा-विहार करते हुए उन पाण्डवोंसे महाभाग मुनि और चारण बहुत प्रसन्न थे

Transliteration

tais tatra viharadbhiś ca ramamāṇaiś ca pāṇḍavaiḥ | prītimanto mahābhāgā munayaś cāraṇās tathā ||

Translation

パーンダヴァらがそこに留まり、遊び憩い、あちこちと逍遥していると、幸い多き大いなる仙人たち、そして同じくチャーラナ（天上の詠唱者）もまた、喜びと好意に満たされた。

Word by Word

• तैः: by them
• तैः: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• विहरद्भिः: sporting, roaming
• विहरद्भिः: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: विहरत् (√हृ + वि)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural, शतृ (present active participle)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• रममाणैः: delighting, enjoying
• रममाणैः: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: रममाण (√रम्)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural, शानच् (present middle participle)

• पाण्डवैः: by the Pandavas
• पाण्डवैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• प्रीतिमन्तः: pleased, delighted
• प्रीतिमन्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीतिमत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• महाभागाः: very fortunate, noble
• महाभागाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाभाग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• मुनयः: sages
• मुनयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• चारणाः: Charanas (bards/celestial minstrels)
• चारणाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: चारण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तथा: likewise, also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Pāṇḍavas
• Munis (sages)
• Cāraṇas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that when rulers or heroes live with restraint and harmony—even amid hardship—the wise naturally respond with goodwill. Social and spiritual legitimacy is shown as arising from conduct that pleases sages and upholds dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes the Pāṇḍavas residing in a place during their forest life, engaging in recreation and movement there. Observing them, the sages and the Cāraṇas present become pleased and affectionate toward them.