Shloka 2

Jarāsandha–Bhīma Niyuddha-prastāvaḥ

Commencement of the Regulated Duel

Devanagari script

वैहारो विपुल: शैलो वराहो वृषभस्तथा । तथा ऋषिगिरिस्तात शुभाश्वैव्यकपञ्चमा:,तात! यहाँ विहारोपयोगी विपुल, वराह, वृषभ (ऋषभ), ऋषिगिरि (मातंग) तथा पाँचवाँ चैत्यक नामक पर्वत है। बड़े-बड़े शिखरोंवाले ये पाँचों सुन्दर पर्वत शीतल छायावाले वृक्षोंसे सुशोभित हैं और एक साथ मिलकर एक-दूसरेके शरीरका स्पर्श करते हुए मानो गिरिव्रज नगरकी रक्षा कर रहे हैं

Transliteration

vaihāro vipulaḥ śailo varāho vṛṣabhas tathā | tathā ṛṣigirir tāta śubhāśvaivyaka-pañcamāḥ ||

Translation

ວາຍຸເທວ ກ່າວວ່າ: “ລູກເອີຍ, ນັ້ນແມ່ນພູວິຫາຣະອັນກວ້າງໃຫຍ່; ແລະຍັງມີພູວະຣາຫະ ແລະ ພູວຶສະພະ. ອີກທັງພູຣຶສິກິຣິ. ພວກນີ້, ພ້ອມກັບ ສຸພາອັດສະວະ ແລະ ໄອວະຍະກະ ເປັນພູລູກທີຫ້າ, ຮວມເປັນຫ້າພູ.”

Word by Word

वैहारःVaihara (name of a mountain)

विपुलःVipula (name of a mountain)

शैलःmountain

वराहःVarāha (name of a mountain)

वृषभःVṛṣabha (name of a mountain)

तथाand; likewise

ऋषिगिरिःṚṣigiri (name of a mountain; 'sage-mountain')

तातO dear one / O father (vocative address)

शुभाश्वैव्यकपञ्चमाःhaving Śubhāśva and Aivyaka as (members) and Pañcama as the fifth (i.e., five mountains, the fifth being Pañcama/Chaityaka)

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vāyu (Vāyudeva)

Vihāra mountain

Vipula mountain

Varāha mountain

Vṛṣabha mountain

Ṛ

Ṛṣigiri mountain

Śubhāśva mountain

Aivyaka mountain

Girivraja (city)

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 uses geography to convey a political-ethical idea: a stable realm is supported by strong boundaries and orderly protection. Here, the mountains clustered around Girivraja symbolize a natural ‘dharma of protection’—security that enables governance, prosperity, and restraint of disorder.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyu is describing the terrain around Girivraja, listing five prominent mountains by name. The broader passage portrays them as lofty, tree-shaded peaks standing together like a defensive ring, emphasizing Girivraja’s formidable natural setting.