Shloka 16

Devanagari script

ततो युधिष्छिरो राजा कुरुक्षेत्रमवातरत्‌ । क्रमेणोत्तीर्य यमुनां नदीं परमपावनीम्‌,उधर राजा युधिष्ठिर क्रमश: आगे बढ़ते हुए परम पावन यमुना नदीको पार करके कुरक्षेत्रमें जा पहुँचे

Transliteration

tato yudhiṣṭhiro rājā kurukṣetram avātarat | krameṇottīrya yamunāṃ nadīṃ paramapāvanīm ||

Translation

అనంతరం రాజు యుధిష్ఠిరుడు కురుక్షేత్రానికి బయలుదేరెను. క్రమంగా ముందుకు సాగుతూ పరమపావనమైన యమునా నదిని దాటి ఆ పుణ్యక్షేత్రానికి చేరెను।

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

युधिष्ठिरःYudhishthira

राजाthe king

कुरुक्षेत्रम्Kurukshetra

अवातरत्descended; arrived

क्रमेणgradually; step by step

उत्तीर्यhaving crossed

यमुनाम्the Yamuna (river)

नदीम्river

परमपावनीम्most purifying; supremely holy

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Yudhiṣṭhira

Yamunā

Kurukṣetra

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 highlights dharmic movement through sacred space: a ruler advances with restraint and purpose, seeking purification and right orientation after great events. Crossing a 'supremely purifying' river symbolizes inner cleansing and renewed commitment to righteous conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that King Yudhiṣṭhira, traveling gradually, crosses the Yamunā and reaches Kurukṣetra, indicating a deliberate journey to a highly charged sacred and historical location.