Shloka 253

यज्ञवाटवैभववर्णनम् / Description of the Splendour of the Sacrificial Enclosure

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

Transliteration

viśaśrāma mahābāhus tīraṁ labdhveva pāragāḥ |

Translation

尤提士提罗说道：那位臂力无双者既至岸边，便安然歇息——如同欲渡大海的旅人，忽得坚实陆地，遂在宽慰中停步。亦复如是，众人齐心对阿周那热诚迎接、致以礼敬之后，阿周那也依礼回敬众人，继而休憩，体现了艰难劳作之后相互礼让与合乎正法的行止。

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.