Mahabharata Condensed in the Poet's Own Words /217

VIRATAHaving told each other thus, and moving
from forest to forest describing themselves
as hunters, the PARVA
 
Handaving told each other thus, and moving
as entered
territory ofrom the king oforest to forest describing themselves
as hunters, the Pandavas entered
territor the Matsy of the king of the Matsyas.
 
Arjuna-
201
 

 
अर्जुनः
 

'इयं वने मनुष्येन्द्र महती दृश्यते शमी ।

अस्यामायुधमासज्य गच्छाम नगरं वयम् ॥ '
 

Arjuna-
"King, (here) we see a big Sami tree in
this forest.6
 
the
 
King Leaving our weapons tied
together in this tree, (here) we see a big Sami tree in
this forest. Leaving ou
together in this tree, we
 
weapons tied
 
shall go to
 
hall go to
the city."
 

 
तानि सर्वाणि संनानह्य शर्मामीं कृत्वा प्रदक्षिणम् ।

ततो यथासमाज्ञप्तं नगरं प्राविशंस्तदा ॥
 

Tying together all their weapons, (placing
them in the Sami tree), and going round
the Sami tree, they then entered the city
as previously settled.
 
विराटनगरे चेरुः प्रच्छन्नाः पुरुषर्षभाः ।

कर्माणि तस्य कुर्वाणा विराटनृपतेस्तदा ॥
 
Tying together all their weapons, (placing
them in the Sami tree), and going round
the Sami tree, they then entered the city
as previously settled.