Shloka 113

Devanagari script

प्रदक्षिणमकुर्वन्त तदा वै पाण्डुनन्दनम्‌ | राजन! सम्पूर्ण दिशाएँ सब ओरसे निर्मल हो गयी थीं। नरेश्वर! नीलकण्ठ, सारस और क्रौंच पक्षी पाण्डुनन्दन अर्जुनको दाहिने रखते हुए जाने लगे

Transliteration

pradakṣiṇam akurvanta tadā vai pāṇḍunandanam | rājan! sampūrṇā diśaḥ sarvataḥ nirmalā abhavan | nareśvara! nīlakaṇṭha-sārasa-krauñca-pakṣiṇaḥ pāṇḍunandanam arjunam dakṣiṇe kṛtvā yayuḥ |

Translation

ତେବେ ସେଠାରେ ସମସ୍ତେ ପାଣ୍ଡୁନନ୍ଦନ ଅର୍ଜୁନଙ୍କୁ ପ୍ରଦକ୍ଷିଣା କଲେ। ରାଜନ୍! ସମସ୍ତ ଦିଗ ସବୁ ପାଖରୁ ସମ୍ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ସ୍ୱଚ୍ଛ ଓ ନିର୍ମଳ ହୋଇଗଲା। ନରେଶ୍ୱର! ନୀଳକଣ୍ଠ, ସାରସ ଓ କ୍ରୌଞ୍ଚ ପକ୍ଷୀମାନେ ପାଣ୍ଡୁନନ୍ଦନ ଅର୍ଜୁନଙ୍କୁ ଦକ୍ଷିଣ ପାର୍ଶ୍ୱରେ ରଖି ଅଗ୍ରସର ହେଲେ।

Word by Word

• प्रदक्षिणम्: to the right; in circumambulation
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रदक्षिण

• अकुर्वन्त: they did/made
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• पाण्डु-नन्दनम्: the son of Pāṇḍu (Arjuna)
• पाण्डु-नन्दनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डुनन्दन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Arjuna (Pāṇḍunandana)
• nīlakaṇṭha birds
• sārasa (cranes)
• krauñca birds
• the directions/quarters (diśaḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the epic idea that righteous resolve is accompanied by auspicious signs: circumambulation and the right-side positioning (dakṣiṇa) signify honor, protection, and moral support for Arjuna even within the ethically fraught setting of war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the surroundings became clear and favorable, and certain birds moved in an auspicious manner—circumambulating and proceeding with Arjuna kept to their right—functioning as omens that elevate Arjuna’s standing at that moment in the battle narrative.