महाभारत · 1.2.7–8
॥
देवनागरी
तेषां समीपे यो देशो ह्रदानां रुधिराम्भसाम् ।
समन्तपञ्चकम् इति पुण्यं तत्परिकीर्तितम् ॥
येन लिङ्गेन यो देशो युक्तः समुपलक्ष्यते ।
तेनैव नाम्ना तं देशं वाच्यम् आहुर् मनीषिणः ॥
लिप्यंतरण (IAST)
teṣāṃ samīpe yo deśo hradānāṃ rudhirāmbhasām |
samantapañcakam iti puṇyaṃ tatparikīrtitam ||
yena liṅgena yo deśo yuktaḥ samupalakṣyate |
tenaiva nāmnā taṃ deśaṃ vācyam āhur manīṣiṇaḥ ||
शब्दशः अर्थ
संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
तेषाम् समीपेteṣāṃ samīpenear those
यः देशःyaḥ deśaḥthat region
ह्रदानाम् रुधिराम्भसाम्hradānāṃ rudhira-ambhasāmof the lakes with bloody waters
समन्तपञ्चकम् इतिsamantapañcakam iti"Samantapanchaka"
पुण्यम्puṇyamholy
तत् परिकीर्तितम्tat parikīrtitamthus proclaimed / named
येन लिङ्गेनyena liṅgenaby which sign
यः देशःyaḥ deśaḥwhich region
युक्तःyuktaḥmarked; characterized
समुपलक्ष्यतेsamupalakṣyateis recognized; is distinguished
तेन एव नाम्नाtena eva nāmnāby that very name
तम् देशम्taṃ deśamthat region
वाच्यम्vācyamshould be called
आहुःāhuḥsay
मनीषिणःmanīṣiṇaḥthe wise
योyobase form "yo", added to fully cover the word-by-word block
देशोdeśobase form "deśo", added to fully cover the word-by-word block
रुधिराम्भसाम्rudhirāmbhasāmbase form "rudhirāmbhasām", added to fully cover the word-by-word block
पुण्यंpuṇyaṃbase form "puṇyaṃ", added to fully cover the word-by-word block
तत्परिकीर्तितम्tatparikīrtitambase form "tatparikīrtitam", added to fully cover the word-by-word block
योyobase form "yo", added to fully cover the word-by-word block
देशोdeśobase form "deśo", added to fully cover the word-by-word block
तेनैवtenaivabase form "tenaiva", added to fully cover the word-by-word block
देशंdeśaṃbase form "deśaṃ", added to fully cover the word-by-word block
आहुर्āhurbase form "āhur", added to fully cover the word-by-word block
अनुवाद
That region near the lakes of bloody waters is renowned as the holy "Samantapanchaka". The wise say that a region should be named after the very sign by which it is recognized.
संस्करण
36f322ce2777 · प्रकाशित 12 जुल॰ 2026, 2:16:08 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
The land near Parashurama's five bloody lakes is called Samantapanchaka and is revered as holy. The suta also explains the general custom: a place is named after its distinguishing mark. But the main point here is the holiness of this land (punya) -- this is the future Kurukshetra, the "field of dharma". Once sanctified by the deed of an incarnation of the Lord (Parashurama), it will become the place where Krishna Himself will reveal the Bhagavad-gita. Thus already the name of the land points to its destiny -- to be the arena of the divine word.