Shloka 7

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

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुकक्‍्त्वानवेक्ष्यैनां ययौ भरतसत्तम: । समाधाय मनो धीमान्‌ धर्मात्मा पुरुषर्षभ:

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca: evam uktvān avekṣyaināṃ yayau bharatasattamaḥ | samādhāya mano dhīmān dharmātmā puruṣarṣabhaḥ ||

Translation

毗湿摩耶那说道：说罢，那位婆罗多族中的至杰便继续前行，甚至不曾回首看她一眼。那智慧而具法性的人中雄牛——郁提施提罗——摄心入定，坚定地向前走去。

Word by Word

• वैशम्पायनः: Vaishampayana
• वैशम्पायनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशम्पायन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• उक्त्वा: having said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Active

• अनवेक्ष्य: without looking (at)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अन् + अवेक्ष्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Active

• एनाम्: her
• एनाम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (एतद्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: या
• Form: Perfect, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भरतसत्तमः: the best of the Bharatas
• भरतसत्तमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत + सत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• समाधाय: having fixed/collected
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + धा
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Active

• मनः: mind
• मनः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• धीमान्: wise, intelligent
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धर्मात्मा: whose nature is dharma; righteous-souled
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्म + आत्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पुरुषर्षभः: bull among men; best of men
• पुरुषर्षभः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष + ऋषभ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Janamejaya
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Bharata (dynastic reference)
• enām (a woman referred to in context)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights steadfastness in dharma through mental composure and detachment: once a righteous decision is made, one should proceed without being pulled back by emotion or attachment, keeping the mind collected (samādhāya manaḥ).

What is happening in the narrative?

After speaking, Yudhiṣṭhira continues onward on the great final journey, not turning to look at the woman referred to (enām). The narrator emphasizes his disciplined mind and dharmic resolve as he proceeds.