Shloka 253

Devanagari script

विशश्राम महाबाहुस्तीरं लब्ध्वेव पारग: । उन सबने मिलकर अर्जुनका बड़ा स्वागत-सत्कार किया। महाबाहु अर्जुनने भी उनका विधिपूर्वक आदर-सत्कार करके उसी तरह विश्राम किया, जैसे समुद्रके पार जानेकी इच्छावाला पुरुष किनारेपर पहुँचकर विश्राम करता है

Transliteration

viśaśrāma mahābāhus tīraṁ labdhveva pāragāḥ |

Translation

Yudhiṣṭhira nói: Khi đã tới bờ, bậc dũng sĩ tay mạnh liền nghỉ ngơi—như kẻ lữ hành đang toan vượt biển, gặp được đất liền vững chắc thì dừng lại trong nhẹ nhõm. Cũng vậy, sau khi mọi người cùng nhau đón tiếp Arjuna nồng hậu và tôn vinh, Arjuna cũng theo đúng lễ mà đáp lại sự kính trọng ấy, rồi mới an nghỉ, nêu gương phép tắc tương kính và cách hành xử phải đạo sau một nỗ lực gian lao.

Word by Word

• विशश्राम: rested
• Type: Verb
• Root: विश्रम्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, singular, Parasmaipada

• महाबाहुः: the mighty-armed (one)
• महाबाहुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाबाहु
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• तीरम्: the shore/bank
• तीरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• लब्ध्वा: having obtained/reached
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ्
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा), active, with the subject (महाबाहुः)

• इव: as/like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• पारगः: one who has crossed over; a crosser
• पारगः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पारग
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

युधिष्ठिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Arjuna
• shore (tīra)
• ocean (implied by the simile)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharma expressed as mutual honor and proper reception: after strenuous duties, one should still uphold courtesy, reciprocate respect, and accept rest without arrogance—like a traveler who, reaching safety, pauses with gratitude and composure.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira describes Arjuna being warmly received by the others; Arjuna duly returns their honors and then rests, compared to a person who reaches the shore after seeking to cross a vast ocean.