Shloka 2

दक्षिणदिशि तीर्थवर्णनम्

Southern Tīrthas: Godāvarī to Dvāravatī

Devanagari script

मया स पुरुषव्याप्रो जिष्णु: सत्यपराक्रम: । अस्त्रहेतोर्महाबाहुरमितात्मा विवासित:,“ब्रह्मन! मैंने अस्त्रप्राप्तिके लिये विजयी सत्य-पराक्रमी, महामना एवं प्रतापी पुरुषसिंह महाबाहु अर्जुनको निर्वासित कर रखा है

Transliteration

mayā sa puruṣavyāghro jiṣṇuḥ satyaparākramaḥ | astrāhetor mahābāhur amitātmā vivāsitaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana disse: “Por minha decisão, aquele tigre entre os homens—Jiṣṇu (Arjuna), cuja valentia é verdadeira e infalível—foi enviado ao exílio. O herói de braços poderosos e grande alma foi banido com o propósito de obter armas celestiais.”

Word by Word

मयाby me

सःhim / that (man)

पुरुषव्याघ्रःtiger among men (best of men)

जिष्णुःJishnu (Arjuna)

सत्यपराक्रमःof true valor / whose prowess is true

अस्त्रहेतोःfor the sake of weapons (weapon-acquisition)

महाबाहुःmighty-armed

अमितात्माof immeasurable spirit / great-souled

विवासितःhas been exiled / made to dwell away

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Arjuna (Jiṣṇu)

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 frames exile not merely as punishment but as purposeful discipline: a difficult separation is accepted to gain higher capability (divine weapons) for a righteous objective, showing how hardship can be aligned with dharma when guided by intent and restraint.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana reports that Arjuna—praised as victorious and mighty—has been sent away into exile specifically to obtain powerful weapons, indicating a strategic and spiritual preparation phase within the forest narrative.