梵语IAST释义
तीर्थ-यात्रा पाण्डवानाम्tīrtha-yātrā pāṇḍavānāmthe Pāṇḍavas' pilgrimage to holy places
जटासुरस्य वधःjaṭāsurasya vadhaḥthe slaying of Jaṭāsura
भीमसेनः द्रौपद्या नियुक्तः गन्धमादनेbhīmasenaḥ draupadyā niyuktaḥ gandhamādaneBhīma, sent by Draupadī to Gandhamādana
मन्दार-पुष्प-अर्थं नलिनीं अधर्षयत्mandāra-puṣpa-arthaṃ nalinīṃ adharṣayatfor the sake of mandāra flowers he forced his way into the (celestial) lotus lake
राक्षसैः यक्षैः मणिमत्-प्रमुखैः महद् युद्धम्rākṣasaiḥ yakṣaiḥ maṇimat-pramukhaiḥ mahad yuddhamthe great battle with rākṣasas and yakṣas led by Maṇimat
आगस्त्यम् आख्यानम् वातापि-भक्षणम्āgastyam ākhyānam vātāpi-bhakṣaṇamthe tale of Agastya and the devouring of (the asura) Vātāpi
लोपामुद्रा-अभिगमनम् अपत्य-अर्थम्lopāmudrā-abhigamanam apatya-arthamhis marriage to Lopāmudrā for the sake of offspring
श्येन-कपोतीयम् उपाख्यानम्śyena-kapotīyam upākhyānamthe tale of the hawk and the dove
इन्द्रः अग्निः धर्मः शिबिं नृपम् अजिज्ञासन्indraḥ agniḥ dharmaḥ śibiṃ nṛpam ajijñāsanIndra, Agni, and Dharma tested King Śibi
ऋश्यशृङ्गस्य चरितं कौमार-ब्रह्मचारिणःṛśyaśṛṅgasya caritaṃ kaumāra-brahmacāriṇaḥthe life of Ṛśyaśṛṅga, the youthful brahmacārin
जामदग्न्यस्य रामस्य चरितम् भूरि-तेजसःjāmadagnyasya rāmasya caritam bhūri-tejasaḥthe life of the mighty Rāma, son of Jamadagni (Paraśurāma)
कार्तवीर्य-वधः हैहयानां चkārtavīrya-vadhaḥ haihayānāṃ cathe slaying of Kārtavīrya and the Haihayas
सौकन्यम् आख्यानं च्यवनः भार्गवःsaukanyam ākhyānaṃ cyavanaḥ bhārgavaḥthe tale of Sukanyā, in which Cyavana of the line of Bhṛgu
शर्याति-यज्ञे नासत्यौ सोम-पीथिनौ कृतवान्śaryāti-yajñe nāsatyau soma-pīthinau kṛtavānat Śaryāti's sacrifice made the Aśvins drinkers of soma
ताभ्यां सः मुनिः यौवनं प्रतिपादितःtābhyāṃ saḥ muniḥ yauvanaṃ pratipāditaḥby them that sage was restored to youth
जन्तु-उपाख्यानम्jantu-upākhyānamthe tale of Jantu
सोमकः राजा पुत्र-अर्थं अयजत् पुत्र-शतं लेभेsomakaḥ rājā putra-arthaṃ ayajat putra-śataṃ lebheKing Somaka performed a sacrifice for a son and obtained a hundred sons
तीर्थयात्राtīrthayātrāoriginal form «tīrthayātrā», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
तथैवात्रtathaivātraoriginal form «tathaivātra», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
पाण्डवानांpāṇḍavānāṃoriginal form «pāṇḍavānāṃ», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
महात्मनाम्mahātmanāmoriginal form «mahātmanām», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
तत्रैवtatraivaoriginal form «tatraiva», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
समुपवर्ण्यतेsamupavarṇyateoriginal form «samupavarṇyate», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
नियुक्तोniyuktooriginal form «niyukto», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
भीमसेनश्bhīmasenaśoriginal form «bhīmasenaś», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
यत्रyatraoriginal form «yatra», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
मन्दारपुष्पार्थंmandārapuṣpārthaṃoriginal form «mandārapuṣpārthaṃ», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
ताम्tāmoriginal form «tām», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
यत्रास्यyatrāsyaoriginal form «yatrāsya», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
सुमहद्sumahadoriginal form «sumahad», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
अभवत्abhavatoriginal form «abhavat», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
सहsahaoriginal form «saha», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
यक्षैश्yakṣaiśoriginal form «yakṣaiś», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
चापिcāpioriginal form «cāpi», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
महावीर्यैर्mahāvīryairoriginal form «mahāvīryair», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
मणिमत्प्रमुखैस्maṇimatpramukhaisoriginal form «maṇimatpramukhais», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
तथाtathāoriginal form «tathā», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
अपिapioriginal form «api», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
चाख्यानंcākhyānaṃoriginal form «cākhyānaṃ», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
यत्रyatraoriginal form «yatra», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
वातापिभक्षणम्vātāpibhakṣaṇamoriginal form «vātāpibhakṣaṇam», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
लोपामुद्राभिगमनम्lopāmudrābhigamanamoriginal form «lopāmudrābhigamanam», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
अपत्यार्थम्apatyārthamoriginal form «apatyārtham», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
ऋषेर्ṛṣeroriginal form «ṛṣer», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
अपिapioriginal form «api», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
ततःtataḥoriginal form «tataḥ», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
श्येनकपोतीयम्śyenakapotīyamoriginal form «śyenakapotīyam», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
अनन्तरम्anantaramoriginal form «anantaram», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
इन्द्रोindrooriginal form «indro», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
ऽग्निर्'gniroriginal form «'gnir», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
यत्रyatraoriginal form «yatra», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
धर्मश्dharmaśoriginal form «dharmaś», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
चcaoriginal form «ca», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
अजिज्ञासञ्ajijñāsañoriginal form «ajijñāsañ», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
कौमारब्रह्मचारिणःkaumārabrahmacāriṇaḥoriginal form «kaumārabrahmacāriṇaḥ», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
चरितंcaritaṃoriginal form «caritaṃ», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
भूरितेजसःbhūritejasaḥoriginal form «bhūritejasaḥ», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
कार्तवीर्यवधोkārtavīryavadhooriginal form «kārtavīryavadho», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
यत्रyatraoriginal form «yatra», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
चcaoriginal form «ca», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
वर्ण्यतेvarṇyateoriginal form «varṇyate», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
अपिapioriginal form «api», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
चाख्यानंcākhyānaṃoriginal form «cākhyānaṃ», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
च्यवनोcyavanooriginal form «cyavano», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
यत्रyatraoriginal form «yatra», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
शर्यातियज्ञेśaryātiyajñeoriginal form «śaryātiyajñe», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
सोमपीथिनौsomapīthinauoriginal form «somapīthinau», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
चcaoriginal form «ca», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
यत्रyatraoriginal form «yatra», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
सsaoriginal form «sa», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
मुनिर्muniroriginal form «munir», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
जन्तूपाख्यानम्jantūpākhyānamoriginal form «jantūpākhyānam», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
अत्रैवatraivaoriginal form «atraiva», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
यत्रyatraoriginal form «yatra», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
पुत्रेणputreṇaoriginal form «putreṇa», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
पुत्रार्थम्putrārthamoriginal form «putrārtham», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
अयजद्ayajadoriginal form «ayajad», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
पुत्रशतंputraśataṃoriginal form «putraśataṃ», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
चcaoriginal form «ca», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
These tales, heard by the Pāṇḍavas in exile, are a treasury of dharma and devotion. King Śibi, who gave his own flesh to save a dove, revealed the highest compassion and self-sacrifice; Damayantī and Lopāmudrā embody faithfulness; Agastya and Cyavana, the power of austerity. And the life of Rāma-Paraśurāma recalls the Lord's own descent to cleanse the earth of impiety. By hearing such accounts of the righteous and of the Lord's deeds, the Pāṇḍavas grew stronger in dharma — for the company of the saintly and the holy word (sādhu-saṅga and śravaṇa) nourish the soul more than any outward good. Thus the tradition teaches: in trials, take refuge in hearing about the Lord and His devotees.