Shloka 46

उदीची पुनरावृत्य ययुर्भरतसत्तमा: | प्रादक्षिण्यं चिकीर्षन्त: पृथिव्या योगधर्मिण:,इसके बाद वे केवल पश्चिम दिशाकी ओर मुड़ गये। आगे जाकर उन्होंने समुद्रमें डुबी हुई द्वारकापुरीको देखा। फिर योगधर्ममें स्थित हुए भरतभूषण पाण्डवोंने वहाँसे लौटकर पृथ्वीकी परिक्रमा पूरी करनेकी इच्छासे उत्तर दिशाकी ओर यात्रा की

udīcīṃ punarāvṛtya yayur bharatasattamāḥ | prādakṣiṇyaṃ cikīrṣantaḥ pṛthivyā yogadharmiṇaḥ ||

ต่อมา บรรดาผู้ประเสริฐแห่งภารตะหันกลับสู่ทิศเหนือ ด้วยตั้งมั่นในโยคธรรม ปรารถนาจะทำประทักษิณาแผ่นดินให้ครบถ้วน

उदीचीम्northward direction
उदीचीम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootउदीची (दिक्शब्दः)
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
पुनःagain
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः
आवृत्यhaving turned/returned
आवृत्य:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-वृत्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)
ययुःthey went
ययुः:
TypeVerb
Rootया
FormPerfect (लिट्), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
भरत-सत्तमाःthe best of the Bharatas
भरत-सत्तमाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभरत + सत्तम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
प्रादक्षिण्यम्circumambulation (keeping to the right)
प्रादक्षिण्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्रादक्षिण्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
चिकीर्षन्तःwishing to do
चिकीर्षन्तः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
Formशतृ (present active participle, desiderative stem), Masculine, Nominative, Plural
पृथिव्याःof the earth
पृथिव्याः:
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी
FormFeminine, Genitive, Singular
योग-धर्मिणःabiding in yogic discipline
योग-धर्मिणः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootयोग + धर्मिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural

वैशम्पायन उवाच

P
Pāṇḍavas (implied by bharatasattamāḥ)
P
Pṛthivī (Earth)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights disciplined detachment: even at the end of life, the Pāṇḍavas act with reverence and restraint, framing their movement as prādakṣiṇā—an ethical, devotional orientation rather than worldly conquest.

On their great departure, the Pāṇḍavas turn again toward the north and continue traveling, intending to complete a clockwise circumambulation of the earth while remaining established in yogic discipline.