Shloka 12

Indraprastha Prosperity and the Arjuna–Kṛṣṇa Yamunā Excursion (इन्द्रप्रस्थ-वैभवम् तथा यमुनाविहारः)

Devanagari script

स कलिज्जनतिक्रम्प देशानायतनानि च । हर्म्याणि रमणीयानि प्रेक्षमाणो ययौ प्रभु:,कलिंग देशको लाँधघकर शक्तिशाली अर्जुन अनेक देशों, मन्दिरों तथा रमणीय अट्टालिकाओंका दर्शन करते हुए आगे बढ़े

Transliteration

sa kaliṅga-janatikrampadeśān āyatanāni ca | harmyāṇi ramaṇīyāni prekṣamāṇo yayau prabhuḥ ||

Translation

Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Ang makapangyarihang panginoon (Arjuna), matapos tawirin ang lupain ng mga Kaliṅga, ay nagpatuloy sa paglalakbay, minamasdan sa daan ang iba’t ibang pook, mga banal na dambana, at ang mga maririkit na mansiyon at matatayog na tahanan.

Word by Word

सःhe

कलिङ्ग-जन-अतिक्रम्यhaving crossed the Kalinga people/region

देशान्countries/regions

आयतनानिabodes/shrines/temples

चand

हर्म्याणिmansions/palaces

रमणीयानिdelightful/beautiful

प्रेक्षमाणःseeing/looking at

ययौwent

प्रभुःthe lord/mighty one

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Kaliṅga

Arjuna (implied as prabhuḥ in context)

āyatanāni (sacred abodes/temples)

harmyāṇi (mansions/palaces)

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 mindful movement through the world: a great person advances with awareness of both sacred spaces (āyatanāni) and human achievements (harmyāṇi), suggesting respect for cultural and religious landscapes rather than a purely self-centered or exploitative journey.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that the powerful hero (contextually Arjuna) passes beyond the Kaliṅga region and continues onward, viewing various lands, holy abodes/temples, and beautiful mansions as he travels.