Shloka 29
Tīrtha-yātrā: Prayāga-saṅgama and Gayaśiras—Rājarṣi Gaya’s Mahāyajña
सायुधा बद्धनिस्त्रिंशास्तूणवन्त: समार्गणा: । प्राडमुखा: प्रययुर्वीरा: पाण्डवा जनमेजय,जनमेजय! वीर पाण्डव आवश्यक अस्त्र-शस्त्र ले कमरमें तलवार बाँधकर पीठपर तरकस कसे हुए हाथोंमें बाण लिये पूर्वदिशाकी ओर मुँह करके वहाँसे प्रस्थित हुए
sāyudhā baddha-nistriṁśās tūṇa-vantaḥ sa-mārgaṇāḥ | prāḍ-mukhāḥ prayayur vīrāḥ pāṇḍavā janamejaya ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは言った。「ジャナメージャヤよ。武具を整え、腰に剣を結び、背に矢筒を負い、手に矢を執った勇士パーンドゥの子らは、東に面してそこを出立した。彼らは前途の務めに向け、規律ある決意をもって歩み出たのである。」
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined readiness and purposeful action: the Pāṇḍavas equip themselves properly and proceed in an orderly manner, reflecting kṣatriya responsibility—acting with preparedness rather than impulse.
Vaiśampāyana narrates to King Janamejaya that the Pāṇḍavas, fully armed with swords, quivers, and arrows, depart from their location and proceed eastward, indicating the start of a determined movement toward their next undertaking.