Shloka 17

Dhaumya’s Enumeration of Eastern Tīrthas

Prācī-diś Tīrtha-kathana

Devanagari script

मतड़स्य तु केदारस्तत्रैव कुरुनन्दन

Transliteration

maṭaḍasya tu kedārastatraiva kurunandana

Translation

Pulastya berkata: “Wahai kesayangan kaum Kuru, kedāra (padang suci) Maṭaḍa terletak tepat di sana.”

Word by Word

• मर्तस्य: of the mortal/man
• मर्तस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: मर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• केदारः: a field; cultivated plot
• केदारः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: केदार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• एव: just/indeed/only
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• कुरुनन्दन: O joy of the Kurus (O descendant of Kuru)
• कुरुनन्दन: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरुनन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

पुलस्त्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Pulastya
• Kurunandana (addressed person, typically Yudhiṣṭhira)
• Maṭaḍa
• Kedāra (sacred field/site)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse reinforces the Vana Parva’s tirtha-oriented ethic: sacred places are to be recognized and approached with reverence, and knowledge of holy geography is transmitted through authoritative sages to guide dharmic conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sage Pulastya is pointing out (or identifying) a specific holy site—the kedāra associated with Maṭaḍa—to the Kuru prince he addresses, as part of a larger description of pilgrimage locations and their significance.