Shloka 111

Kirmīra-rākṣasa-saṃgamaḥ (Encounter and Slaying of Kirmīra) | किर्मीरेण सह भीमसेनसमागमः

Devanagari script

ततः सम्प्राद्रवन्‌ सर्वे सह मात्रा परंतपा: । एकचक्रामभिमुखा: संवृता ब्राह्मणव्रजै:,तदनन्तर सब परंतप पाण्डव अपनी माताके साथ आगे बढ़े। ब्राह्मणोंसे घिरे हुए ये लोग एकचक्रा नगरीकी ओर चल दिये

Transliteration

tataḥ samprādravan sarve saha mātrā parantapāḥ | ekacakrām abhimukhāḥ saṃvṛtā brāhmaṇavrajaiḥ ||

Translation

ఆపై శత్రువులను తపింపజేసే పాండవులందరూ తల్లితో కలిసి బయలుదేరారు. బ్రాహ్మణ సమూహాలతో చుట్టుముట్టబడి వారు ఏకచక్రా నగరమువైపు సాగారు.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

सम्प्राद्रवन्ran forth / set out quickly

सर्वेall

सहtogether with

मात्राwith (their) mother

परंतपाःO scorcher(s) of foes (epithet)

एकचक्राम्to Ekacakrā (the city) / Ekacakrā (as goal)

अभिमुखाःfacing toward, headed for

संवृताःsurrounded, enclosed

ब्राह्मणव्रजैःby groups of Brahmins

Speaker

राक्षस उवाच

Characters & Entities

प

पाण्डवाः (Pandavas)

म

माता (Kunti)

ब

ब्राह्मणव्रजाः (groups of Brahmins)

ए

एकचक्रा (Ekacakrā city)

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in hardship, righteous conduct is sustained through respectful engagement with society—here, the Pandavas move under the guidance and protection of Brahmin households, highlighting mutual duties of hospitality, restraint, and communal support during exile.

What is happening in the narrative?

After the preceding events, the Pandavas, accompanied by their mother, depart and head toward Ekacakrā. They travel surrounded by groups of Brahmins, indicating they are being led or escorted into the city where the next episode will unfold.