Mahabharata 3.37.41 — Vana Parva, Adhyaya 37, Shloka 41
Vyāsa’s Counsel to Yudhiṣṭhira: Pratismṛti-vidyā, Arjuna’s Aśtra-Quest, and the Move to Kāmyaka
हिमवन्तमतिक्रम्प गन्धमादनमेव च । अत्यक्रामत् स दुर्गाणि दिवारात्रमतन्द्रित:,हिमालय और गन्धमादन पर्वतको लाँघकर उन्होंने आलस्यरहित हो दिन-रात चलते हुए और भी बहुत-से दुर्गम स्थानोंको पार किया
himavantam atikramya gandhamādanam eva ca | atyakrāmat sa durgāṇi divārātram atandritaḥ ||
ครั้นข้ามหิมวัตและเขาคันธมาทนะแล้ว เขามิได้เกียจคร้าน เดินต่อทั้งกลางวันและกลางคืน ฝ่าผ่านถิ่นทุรกันดารอันยากลำบากอีกมากมาย
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The verse underscores atandratā—freedom from laziness and negligence—showing that sustained, disciplined effort enables one to overcome formidable obstacles on a righteous or necessary course.
The narrator describes a traveler (referred to simply as ‘he’) crossing major mountain regions—Himavat and Gandhamādana—and then continuing without pause, day and night, through many other dangerous and difficult terrains.
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