Shloka 41
Vyāsa’s Counsel to Yudhiṣṭhira: Pratismṛti-vidyā, Arjuna’s Aśtra-Quest, and the Move to Kāmyaka
हिमवन्तमतिक्रम्प गन्धमादनमेव च । अत्यक्रामत् स दुर्गाणि दिवारात्रमतन्द्रित:,हिमालय और गन्धमादन पर्वतको लाँघकर उन्होंने आलस्यरहित हो दिन-रात चलते हुए और भी बहुत-से दुर्गम स्थानोंको पार किया
himavantam atikramya gandhamādanam eva ca | atyakrāmat sa durgāṇi divārātram atandritaḥ ||
ಹಿಮವಂತವನ್ನೂ ಗಂಧಮಾದನ ಪರ್ವತವನ್ನೂ ದಾಟಿ, ಆಲಸ್ಯವಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಹಗಲು-ರಾತ್ರಿ ಸಾಗುತ್ತಾ ಇನ್ನೂ ಅನೇಕ ದುರ್ಗಮ ಪ್ರದೇಶಗಳನ್ನು ಅವನು ದಾಟಿದನು.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores atandratā—freedom from laziness and negligence—showing that sustained, disciplined effort enables one to overcome formidable obstacles on a righteous or necessary course.
The narrator describes a traveler (referred to simply as ‘he’) crossing major mountain regions—Himavat and Gandhamādana—and then continuing without pause, day and night, through many other dangerous and difficult terrains.