Mahabharata · 3.4.9–10
॥
Devanāgarī
पुरोहितपुरोगाश् च तिथिनक्षत्रपर्वसु ॥
यज्ञियार्थाः प्रवर्तन्ते विधिमन्त्रप्रमाणतः ॥
ततः कृतस्वस्त्ययना धौम्येन सह पाण्डवाः ॥
द्विजसंघैः परिवृताः प्रययुः काम्यकं वनम् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
purohitapurogāś ca tithinakṣatraparvasu ||
yajñiyārthāḥ pravartante vidhimantrapramāṇataḥ ||
tataḥ kṛtasvastyayanā dhaumyena saha pāṇḍavāḥ ||
dvijasaṃghaiḥ parivṛtāḥ prayayuḥ kāmyakaṃ vanam ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
पुरोहितपुरोगाः चpurohitapurogāḥ caand led by the priest
तिथिनक्षत्रपर्वसुtithinakṣatraparvasuon days of tithis, nakshatras and festivals
यज्ञियार्थाः प्रवर्तन्तेyajñiyārthāḥ pravartantesacrificial rites were performed
विधिमन्त्रप्रमाणतःvidhimantrapramāṇataḥaccording to rule and mantras
ततः कृतस्वस्त्ययनाःtataḥ kṛtasvastyayanāḥthen, having performed the blessing rite
धौम्येन सह पाण्डवाःdhaumyena saha pāṇḍavāḥthe Pandavas together with Dhaumya
द्विजसंघैः परिवृताःdvijasaṃghaiḥ parivṛtāḥsurrounded by assemblies of the twice-born
प्रययुः काम्यकं वनम्prayayuḥ kāmyakaṃ vanamset out for the Kamyaka forest
पुरोहितपुरोगाश्purohitapurogāśoriginal form "purohitapurogāś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कृतस्वस्त्ययनाkṛtasvastyayanāoriginal form "kṛtasvastyayanā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
Led by the priest, on the days of tithis, nakshatras, and festivals, the sacrificial rites were performed according to rule and mantra. Then the Pandavas, having performed the blessing rite together with Dhaumya and surrounded by throngs of the twice-born, set out for the Kamyaka forest.
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The chapter closes with movement: having received the means to sustain the community, the Pandavas move on. Their forest exile is no longer a chaotic flight but a journey with a priest, rites, brahmins, and a clear inner ground.