Shloka 31

Devanagari script

गन्धमादनयात्रायां दुर्गेभ्य श्व॒ सम तारिता: । पाञ्चाली च परिश्रान्ता पृष्ठेनोढा महात्मना,“गन्धमादनकी यात्रामें उसने बड़े-बड़े संकटोंसे हमें बचाया है, पांचालराजकुमारी द्रौपदी जब थक गयी तो उस महाकाय वीरने उन्हें अपनी पीठपर बिठाकर ढोया

Transliteration

gandhamādanayātrāyāṃ durgebhyaḥ śvasamatāritāḥ | pāñcālī ca pariśrāntā pṛṣṭhenoḍhā mahātmanā ||

Translation

ສັນຊະຍະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ໃນການເດີນທາງໄປກັນທະມາດະນະ ເຂົາໄດ້ນຳພວກເຮົາຜ່ານບ່ອນອັນຕະລາຍ ແລະຍາກຈະຂ້າມໄດ້ຢ່າງປອດໄພ. ແລະເມື່ອ ປານຈາລີ (ດຣອບະດີ) ເມື່ອຍລ້າ ວິລະຊົນໃຈໃຫຍ່ນັ້ນໄດ້ອຸ້ມນາງໄວ້ເທິງຫຼັງ»។

Word by Word

गन्धमादनयात्रायाम्in the journey to Gandhamādana

दुर्गेभ्यःfrom dangers/difficult places

अस्मान्us

सम्completely; together (preverb)

तारिताःsaved/rescued

पाञ्चालीPāñcālī (Draupadī)

चand

परिश्रान्ताexhausted

पृष्ठेनby/on (his) back

ऊढाcarried

महात्मनाby the great-souled one

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Gandhamādana

Pāñcālī (Draupadī)

the great-souled hero (mahātmā; implied carrier)

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 highlights dharmic conduct expressed as protective service: a noble person does not merely lead others through external dangers but also bears the burden of the weary, especially a woman in distress, embodying compassion, responsibility, and strength used for care rather than domination.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya recalls an earlier episode: during the difficult journey toward Gandhamādana, a heroic figure guided the group through dangerous terrain; when Draupadī became exhausted, he physically carried her on his back to ensure her safety and continued progress.