Shloka 3

Mahāprasthānika-parva Adhyāya 2: The Northward March, Sight of Himavat and Meru, and the Sequential Falls

Devanagari script

तेषां तु गच्छतां शीघ्र सर्वेषां योगधर्मिणाम्‌ । याज्ञसेनी भ्रष्टयोगा निपपात महीतले

Transliteration

teṣāṃ tu gacchatāṃ śīghraṃ sarveṣāṃ yogadharmiṇām | yājñasenī bhraṣṭayogā nipapāta mahītale ||

Translation

Khi tất cả họ—những người an trú trong kỷ luật yoga—đang bước đi mau lẹ, Yājñasenī bị chệch khỏi sự định tĩnh của yoga; vì thế nàng loạng choạng rồi ngã xuống đất.

Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• गच्छताम्: of (those) going
• गच्छताम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Present active participle, Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्र

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• योगधर्मिणाम्: of those whose dharma is yoga / devoted to yoga
• योगधर्मिणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योगधर्मिन्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• याज्ञसेनी: Yājñasenī (Draupadī)
• याज्ञसेनी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: याज्ञसेनी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• भ्रष्टयोगा: having fallen from yoga / with yoga disturbed
• भ्रष्टयोगा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भ्रष्टयोगा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• निपपात: fell down
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत्
• Form: Perfect (liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• महीतले: on the ground/on the earth's surface
• महीतले: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महीतल
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• वैशम्पायन (Vaiśampāyana)
• याज्ञसेनी / द्रौपदी (Yājñasenī / Draupadī)
• पाण्डवाः (the Pāṇḍavas, implied by context)
• मही (earth/ground)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Spiritual discipline (yoga as inner steadiness and self-governance) must be maintained continuously; even a momentary loss of inner balance can lead to a fall. The verse frames the final journey as a test of sustained detachment and integrity.

What is happening in the narrative?

As the Pāṇḍavas proceed swiftly on their great departure, Draupadī (Yājñasenī) loses her yogic steadiness and collapses to the ground, marking the first fall among the companions on the path.