Mahabharata · 1.210.1–2
॥
Devanāgarī
वैशंपायन उवाच
सो ऽपरान्तेषु तीर्थानि पुण्यान्य् आयतनानि च ॥
सर्वाण्य् एवानुपूर्व्येण जगामामितविक्रमः ॥
समुद्रे पश्चिमे यानि तीर्थान्य् आयतनानि च ॥
तानि सर्वाणि गत्वा स प्रभासम् उपजग्मिवान् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
so 'parānteṣu tīrthāni puṇyāny āyatanāni ca ||
sarvāṇy evānupūrvyeṇa jagāmāmitavikramaḥ ||
samudre paścime yāni tīrthāny āyatanāni ca ||
tāni sarvāṇi gatvā sa prabhāsam upajagmivān ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
सः अपरान्तेषु तीर्थानि पुण्यानि आयतनानि चsaḥ aparānteṣu tīrthāni puṇyāni āyatanāni cahe, in the western lands [Aparanta], the holy tirthas and shrines
सर्वाणि एव आनुपूर्व्येण जगाम अमितविक्रमःsarvāṇi eva ānupūrvyeṇa jagāma amitavikramaḥall in due order he visited, the one of immeasurable valor;
समुद्रे पश्चिमे यानि तीर्थानि आयतनानि चsamudre paścime yāni tīrthāni āyatanāni cawhatever tirthas and shrines there are on the western sea,
तानि सर्वाणि गत्वा सः प्रभासम् उपजग्मिवान्tāni sarvāṇi gatvā saḥ prabhāsam upajagmivānhaving visited all of them, he came to Prabhasa;
वैशंपायनvaiśaṃpāyanaoriginal form "vaiśaṃpāyana", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सोsooriginal form "so", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽपरान्तेषु'parānteṣuoriginal form "'parānteṣu", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पुण्यान्य्puṇyānyoriginal form "puṇyāny", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सर्वाण्य्sarvāṇyoriginal form "sarvāṇy", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
एवानुपूर्व्येणevānupūrvyeṇaoriginal form "evānupūrvyeṇa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
जगामामितविक्रमःjagāmāmitavikramaḥoriginal form "jagāmāmitavikramaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तीर्थान्य्tīrthānyoriginal form "tīrthāny", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सsaoriginal form "sa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
Vaishampayana said: "In the western lands he visited all the holy tirthas and shrines in order, the one of immeasurable valor; whatever tirthas and shrines there are on the western sea, having visited all of them, he came to Prabhasa."
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Here the pilgrim completes his circuit of holy places all the way to the west. Arjuna's diligence stands out: he visits the tirthas "all in order," omitting none -- one zealous for the good does not leave a task half done. In this lies the completeness of his pilgrim's labor. So the verse shows the journey brought to fullness; and the path leads him to Prabhasa -- to meet the Lord.