Mahabharata · 1.207.10–11
॥
Devanāgarī
कलिङ्गराष्ट्रद्वारेषु ब्राह्मणाः पाण्डवानुगाः ॥
अभ्यनुज्ञाय कौन्तेयम् उपावर्तन्त भारत ॥
स तु तैर् अभ्यनुज्ञातः कुन्तीपुत्रो धनंजयः ॥
सहायैर् अल्पकैः शूरः प्रययौ येन सागरम् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
kaliṅgarāṣṭradvāreṣu brāhmaṇāḥ pāṇḍavānugāḥ ||
abhyanujñāya kaunteyam upāvartanta bhārata ||
sa tu tair abhyanujñātaḥ kuntīputro dhanaṃjayaḥ ||
sahāyair alpakaiḥ śūraḥ prayayau yena sāgaram ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
कलिङ्गराष्ट्रद्वारेषु ब्राह्मणाः पाण्डवानुगाःkaliṅgarāṣṭradvāreṣu brāhmaṇāḥ pāṇḍavānugāḥat the gates of the kingdom of Kalinga, the brahmins, companions of the Pandava,
अभ्यनुज्ञाय कौन्तेयम् उपावर्तन्त भारतabhyanujñāya kaunteyam upāvartanta bhāratahaving taken leave of the son of Kunti, turned back, O Bharata;
सः तु तैः अभ्यनुज्ञातः कुन्तीपुत्रः धनंजयःsaḥ tu taiḥ abhyanujñātaḥ kuntīputraḥ dhanaṃjayaḥand he, released by them, Dhananjaya the son of Kunti,
सहायैः अल्पकैः शूरः प्रययौ येन सागरम्sahāyaiḥ alpakaiḥ śūraḥ prayayau yena sāgaramwith a few companions, the hero, set out toward the sea;
सsaoriginal form "sa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तैर्tairoriginal form "tair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कुन्तीपुत्रोkuntīputrooriginal form "kuntīputro", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सहायैर्sahāyairoriginal form "sahāyair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
"At the gates of the kingdom of Kalinga, the brahmins, companions of the Pandava, having taken leave of the son of Kunti, turned back; and he, released by them, Dhananjaya the son of Kunti, with a few companions, the hero, set out toward the sea."
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Here the pilgrim continues on, even in small company. It is significant that, left with few companions, Arjuna does not abandon his pilgrimage: zeal for holy places does not depend on retinue. The spiritual path is walked even alone, without loss of diligence. Thus scripture shows Arjuna's steadfastness; and he moves on toward the shrines of the sea.