Mahabharata · 2.18.26–27
॥
Devanāgarī
कुरुभ्यः प्रस्थितास् ते तु मध्येन कुरुजाङ्गलम् ॥
रम्यं पद्मसरो गत्वा कालकूटम् अतीत्य च ॥
गण्डकीयां तथा शोणं सदानीरां तथैव च ॥
एकपर्वतके नद्यः क्रमेणैत्य व्रजन्ति ते ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
kurubhyaḥ prasthitās te tu madhyena kurujāṅgalam ||
ramyaṃ padmasaro gatvā kālakūṭam atītya ca ||
gaṇḍakīyāṃ tathā śoṇaṃ sadānīrāṃ tathaiva ca ||
ekaparvatake nadyaḥ krameṇaitya vrajanti te ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
कुरुभ्यः प्रस्थिताः ते तुkurubhyaḥ prasthitāḥ te tusetting out from the Kurus, they,
मध्येन कुरु-जाङ्गलम्madhyena kuru-jāṅgalamthrough the middle of Kuru-jangala,
रम्यम् पद्म-सरः गत्वाramyam padma-saraḥ gatvāhaving come to the delightful [lake] Padmasaras,
कालकूटम् अतीत्य चkālakūṭam atītya caand having passed Kalakuta,
गण्डकीयाम् तथा शोणम्gaṇḍakīyām tathā śoṇamthe Gandaki, likewise the Shona,
सदानीराम् तथा एव चsadānīrām tathā eva caand the Sadanira,
एकपर्वतके नद्यःekaparvatake nadyaḥthe rivers [in the region] of Ekaparvataka,
क्रमेण एत्य व्रजन्ति तेkrameṇa etya vrajanti tereaching in order, they go on;
प्रस्थितास्prasthitāsoriginal form "prasthitās", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कुरुजाङ्गलम्kurujāṅgalamoriginal form "kurujāṅgalam", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
रम्यंramyaṃoriginal form "ramyaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पद्मसरोpadmasarooriginal form "padmasaro", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
गण्डकीयांgaṇḍakīyāṃoriginal form "gaṇḍakīyāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
शोणंśoṇaṃoriginal form "śoṇaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सदानीरांsadānīrāṃoriginal form "sadānīrāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तथैवtathaivaoriginal form "tathaiva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
क्रमेणैत्यkrameṇaityaoriginal form "krameṇaitya", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
"Setting out from the Kurus, they [passed] through the middle of Kuru-jangala, [came] to the delightful [lake] Padmasaras, passed Kalakuta, and, reaching in order the rivers of the region of Ekaparvataka -- the Gandaki, the Shona, and the Sadanira -- went on [further]."
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c4527d95bf9f · published Jul 16, 2026, 3:13:23 PM UTC
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Here the long road of the heroes through many lands is described. It is significant that the Lord Himself walks as a traveler on foot upon the earth: in His descent, He takes on toil and distance as a mortal does. Thus scripture shows the Lord's humbling of Himself, sharing the hardships of the road; and further on -- the crossings toward Magadha.