Shloka 14

अगस्त्य-वातापि-उपाख्यानम्

Agastya and Vātāpi: Ilvala’s stratagem; Lopāmudrā’s emergence

Devanagari script

अभ्यगच्छन्‌ धर्मशीला: पुण्यान्यायतनानि च । तपोभि: क्रतुभिदानिराशीवदिश्व॒ पाण्डव

Transliteration

abhyagacchan dharmaśīlāḥ puṇyāny āyatanāni ca | tapobhiḥ kratubhir dānair āśīrvadadbhiś ca pāṇḍavān ||

Translation

Те, кто был стоек в дхарме, приблизились к Пандавам, привели их к святым обителям и почтили их подвижничеством, жертвенными обрядами и дарами, вознося благословения.

Word by Word

अभ्यगच्छन्they approached/went towards

धर्मशीलाःof righteous conduct

पुण्यानिholy/meritorious

आयतनानिabodes/places (shrines)

चand

तपोभिःby austerities

क्रतुभिःby sacrifices/rites

दानैःby gifts/charity

आशिषाwith a blessing

इवas if/like

पाण्डवाःthe Pandavas

Speaker

लोगश उवाच

Characters & Entities

Pāṇḍavas

puṇya-āyatanāni (holy sanctuaries)

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?

Righteous people uphold and strengthen those who live by dharma—especially in hardship—through sacred acts (tapas, sacrifice, giving) and through blessings that affirm moral resolve and auspicious direction.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dharma-minded persons (typically sages/holy men in the forest context) approach the Pāṇḍavas, connect them with holy places, and honor them through austerities, ritual acts, gifts, and benedictions—signaling communal spiritual support for the exiled heroes.