Mahabharata · 3.45.37-38
॥
Devanāgarī
स तथेति प्रतिज्ञाय लोमशः सुमहातपाः ॥
काम्यकं वनम् उद्दिश्य समुपायान् महीतलम् ॥
ददर्श तत्र कौन्तेयं धर्मराजम् अरिंदमम् ॥
तापसैर् भ्रातृभिश् चैव सर्वतः परिवारितम् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sa tatheti pratijñāya lomaśaḥ sumahātapāḥ ||
kāmyakaṃ vanam uddiśya samupāyān mahītalam ||
dadarśa tatra kaunteyaṃ dharmarājam ariṃdamam ||
tāpasair bhrātṛbhiś caiva sarvataḥ parivāritam ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
स तथेति प्रतिज्ञाय लोमशः सुमहातपाः ॥
काम्यकं वनम् उद्दिश्य समुपायान् महीतलम् ॥
ददर्श तत्र कौन्तेयं धर्मराजम् अरिंदमम् ॥
तापसैर् भ्रातृभिश् चैव सर्वतः परिवारितम् ॥sa tatheti pratijñāya lomaśaḥ sumahātapāḥ ||
kāmyakaṃ vanam uddiśya samupāyān mahītalam ||
dadarśa tatra kaunteyaṃ dharmarājam ariṃdamam ||
tāpasair bhrātṛbhiś caiva sarvataḥ parivāritam ||Lomasha promises to fulfill Indra's command, descends to earth to Kamyaka, and sees Yudhishthira surrounded by ascetics and his brothers.
Translation
Lomasha, the great ascetic, answered, 'So be it,' and, having given his promise, descended to the earth, making for the forest of Kamyaka. There he saw the son of Kunti, the king of dharma, subduer of foes, surrounded on every side by ascetics and by his brothers.
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The message from heaven enters the forest life of the Pandavas through the sage. Thus the heavenly perspective is joined to their patient earthly waiting.