Shloka 29

Tīrtha-yātrā: Prayāga-saṅgama and Gayaśiras—Rājarṣi Gaya’s Mahāyajña

Devanagari script

सायुधा बद्धनिस्त्रिंशास्तूणवन्त: समार्गणा: । प्राडमुखा: प्रययुर्वीरा: पाण्डवा जनमेजय,जनमेजय! वीर पाण्डव आवश्यक अस्त्र-शस्त्र ले कमरमें तलवार बाँधकर पीठपर तरकस कसे हुए हाथोंमें बाण लिये पूर्वदिशाकी ओर मुँह करके वहाँसे प्रस्थित हुए

Transliteration

sāyudhā baddha-nistriṁśās tūṇa-vantaḥ sa-mārgaṇāḥ | prāḍ-mukhāḥ prayayur vīrāḥ pāṇḍavā janamejaya ||

Translation

ข้าแต่ชนเมชยะ เหล่าปาณฑพผู้กล้าหาญพร้อมด้วยอาวุธครบครัน คาดดาบไว้ที่เอว สะพายแล่งธนูไว้ที่หลัง ถือศรไว้ในมือ แล้วหันหน้าไปทางทิศตะวันออก ออกเดินทางจากที่นั้น

Word by Word

सायुधाःarmed (having weapons)

बद्धनिस्त्रिंशाःwith swords fastened (at the waist)

तूणवन्तःhaving quivers

समार्गणाःwith bows and arrows ready / equipped for battle

प्राङ्मुखाःfacing east

प्रययुःset out / departed

वीराःheroes

पाण्डवाःthe Pandavas

जनमेजयO Janamejaya

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Janamejaya

Pāṇḍavas

sword (nistriṁśa)

quiver (tūṇa)

arrows (mārgaṇa)

east direction (prāṅmukha)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights disciplined readiness and purposeful action: the Pāṇḍavas equip themselves properly and proceed in an orderly manner, reflecting kṣatriya responsibility—acting with preparedness rather than impulse.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates to King Janamejaya that the Pāṇḍavas, fully armed with swords, quivers, and arrows, depart from their location and proceed eastward, indicating the start of a determined movement toward their next undertaking.