Mahabharata
Saṃbhava-parva (The Birth of the Pāṇḍavas (Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīma, Arjuna))1.114.40–48
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Mahabharata · 1.114.40–48
Devanāgarī

काद्रवेया वैनतेया गन्धर्वाप्सरसस् तथा ॥
प्रजानां पतयः सर्वे सप्त चैव महर्षयः ॥
भरद्वाजः कश्यपो गौतमश् च; विश्वामित्रो जमदग्निर् वसिष्ठः ॥
यश् चोदितो भास्करे ऽभूत् प्रनष्टे; सो ऽप्य् अत्रात्रिर् भगवान् आजगाम ॥
मरीचिर् अङ्गिराश् चैव पुलस्त्यः पुलहः क्रतुः ॥
दक्षः प्रजापतिश् चैव गन्धर्वाप्सरसस् तथा ॥
दिव्यमाल्याम्बरधराः सर्वालंकारभूषिताः ॥
उपगायन्ति बीभत्सुम् उपनृत्यन्ति चाप्सराः ॥
गन्धर्वैः सहितः श्रीमान् प्रागायत च तुम्बुरुः ॥
भीमसेनोग्रसेनौ च ऊर्णायुर् अनघस् तथा ॥
गोपतिर् धृतराष्ट्रश् च सूर्यवर्चाश् च सप्तमः ॥
युगपस् तृणपः कार्ष्णिर् नन्दिश् चित्ररथस् तथा ॥
त्रयोदशः शालिशिराः पर्जन्यश् च चतुर्दशः ॥
कलिः पञ्चदशश् चात्र नारदश् चैव षोडशः ॥
सद् वा बृहद् वा बृहकः करालश् च महायशाः ॥
ब्रह्मचारी बहुगुणः सुपर्णश् चेति विश्रुतः ॥
विश्वावसुर् भुमन्युश् च सुचन्द्रो दशमस् तथा ॥
गीतमाधुर्यसंपन्नौ विख्यातौ च हहाहुहू ॥
इत्य् एते देवगन्धर्वा जगुस् तत्र नरर्षभम् ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

kādraveyā vainateyā gandharvāpsarasas tathā ||
prajānāṃ patayaḥ sarve sapta caiva maharṣayaḥ ||
bharadvājaḥ kaśyapo gautamaś ca; viśvāmitro jamadagnir vasiṣṭhaḥ ||
yaś codito bhāskare 'bhūt pranaṣṭe; so 'py atrātrir bhagavān ājagāma ||
marīcir aṅgirāś caiva pulastyaḥ pulahaḥ kratuḥ ||
dakṣaḥ prajāpatiś caiva gandharvāpsarasas tathā ||
divyamālyāmbaradharāḥ sarvālaṃkārabhūṣitāḥ ||
upagāyanti bībhatsum upanṛtyanti cāpsarāḥ ||
gandharvaiḥ sahitaḥ śrīmān prāgāyata ca tumburuḥ ||
bhīmasenograsenau ca ūrṇāyur anaghas tathā ||
gopatir dhṛtarāṣṭraś ca sūryavarcāś ca saptamaḥ ||
yugapas tṛṇapaḥ kārṣṇir nandiś citrarathas tathā ||
trayodaśaḥ śāliśirāḥ parjanyaś ca caturdaśaḥ ||
kaliḥ pañcadaśaś cātra nāradaś caiva ṣoḍaśaḥ ||
sad vā bṛhad vā bṛhakaḥ karālaś ca mahāyaśāḥ ||
brahmacārī bahuguṇaḥ suparṇaś ceti viśrutaḥ ||
viśvāvasur bhumanyuś ca sucandro daśamas tathā ||
gītamādhuryasaṃpannau vikhyātau ca hahāhuhū ||
ity ete devagandharvā jagus tatra nararṣabham ||

Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
काद्रवेयाः वैनतेयाः गन्धर्वाप्सरसः तथाkādraveyāḥ vainateyāḥ gandharvāpsarasaḥ tathā[the sons] of Kadru (the nagas), the sons of Vinata, gandharvas and apsaras,
प्रजानां पतयः सर्वे सप्त च एव महर्षयःprajānāṃ patayaḥ sarve sapta ca eva maharṣayaḥall the lords of creatures (prajapatis) and the seven great sages:
भरद्वाजः कश्यपः गौतमः च विश्वामित्रः जमदग्निः वसिष्ठःbharadvājaḥ kaśyapaḥ gautamaḥ ca viśvāmitraḥ jamadagniḥ vasiṣṭhaḥBharadvaja, Kashyapa, Gautama, Vishvamitra, Jamadagni, Vasishtha,
यः चोदितः भास्करे अभूत् प्रनष्टे सः अपि अत्र अत्रिः भगवान् आजगामyaḥ coditaḥ bhāskare abhūt pranaṣṭe saḥ api atra atriḥ bhagavān ājagāmaand he who was called upon [to restore] the sun when it was extinguished — the lord Atri — he too came here
मरीचिः अङ्गिराः च एव पुलस्त्यः पुलहः क्रतुःmarīciḥ aṅgirāḥ ca eva pulastyaḥ pulahaḥ kratuḥMarichi, Angiras, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu,
दक्षः प्रजापतिः च एव गन्धर्वाप्सरसः तथाdakṣaḥ prajāpatiḥ ca eva gandharvāpsarasaḥ tathāDaksha-Prajapati, as well as gandharvas and apsaras
दिव्यमाल्याम्बरधराः सर्वालंकारभूषिताःdivyamālyāmbaradharāḥ sarvālaṃkārabhūṣitāḥin heavenly garlands and garments, adorned with every ornament,
उपगायन्ति बीभत्सुम् उपनृत्यन्ति च अप्सराःupagāyanti bībhatsum upanṛtyanti ca apsarāḥsing the praises of Bibhatsu (Arjuna), and the apsaras dance,
गन्धर्वैः सहितः श्रीमान् प्रागायत च तुम्बुरुःgandharvaiḥ sahitaḥ śrīmān prāgāyata ca tumburuḥand together with the gandharvas the glorious Tumburu began to sing;
भीमसेनोग्रसेनौ च ऊर्णायुः अनघः तथाbhīmasenograsenau ca ūrṇāyuḥ anaghaḥ tathāBhimasena and Ugrasena, Urnayu, Anagha,
गोपतिः धृतराष्ट्रः च सूर्यवर्चाः च सप्तमःgopatiḥ dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ ca sūryavarcāḥ ca saptamaḥGopati and Dhritarashtra, and Suryavarchas the seventh,
युगपः तृणपः कार्ष्णिः नन्दिः चित्ररथः तथाyugapaḥ tṛṇapaḥ kārṣṇiḥ nandiḥ citrarathaḥ tathāYugapa, Trinapa, Karshni, Nandi, Chitraratha,
त्रयोदशः शालिशिराः पर्जन्यः च चतुर्दशःtrayodaśaḥ śāliśirāḥ parjanyaḥ ca caturdaśaḥthe thirteenth Shalishira, and Parjanya the fourteenth,
कलिः पञ्चदशः च अत्र नारदः च एव षोडशःkaliḥ pañcadaśaḥ ca atra nāradaḥ ca eva ṣoḍaśaḥKali the fifteenth, and Narada the sixteenth,
सद् वा बृहद् वा बृहकः करालः च महायशाःsad vā bṛhad vā bṛhakaḥ karālaḥ ca mahāyaśāḥSadvan, Brihadvan, Brihaka, and the greatly renowned Karala,
ब्रह्मचारी बहुगुणः सुपर्णः च इति विश्रुतःbrahmacārī bahuguṇaḥ suparṇaḥ ca iti viśrutaḥBrahmachari, Bahuguna, the celebrated Suparna,
विश्वावसुः भुमन्युः च सुचन्द्रः दशमः तथाviśvāvasuḥ bhumanyuḥ ca sucandraḥ daśamaḥ tathāVishvavasu, Bhumanyu, and Suchandra the tenth,
गीतमाधुर्यसंपन्नौ विख्यातौ च हहा-हुहूgītamādhuryasaṃpannau vikhyātau ca hahā-huhūendowed with sweetness of song, the renowned Haha and Huhu —
इति एते देवगन्धर्वाः जगुः तत्र नरर्षभम्iti ete devagandharvāḥ jaguḥ tatra nararṣabhamthese divine gandharvas sang there of the bull among men (Arjuna)
काद्रवेयाkādraveyāoriginal form "kādraveyā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वैनतेयाvainateyāoriginal form "vainateyā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
गन्धर्वाप्सरसस्gandharvāpsarasasoriginal form "gandharvāpsarasas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चैवcaivaoriginal form "caiva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कश्यपोkaśyapooriginal form "kaśyapo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
गौतमश्gautamaśoriginal form "gautamaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विश्वामित्रोviśvāmitrooriginal form "viśvāmitro", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
जमदग्निर्jamadagniroriginal form "jamadagnir", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यश्yaśoriginal form "yaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चोदितोcoditooriginal form "codito", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽभूत्'bhūtoriginal form "'bhūt", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सोsooriginal form "so", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽप्य्'pyoriginal form "'py", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अत्रात्रिर्atrātriroriginal form "atrātrir", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मरीचिर्marīciroriginal form "marīcir", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अङ्गिराश्aṅgirāśoriginal form "aṅgirāś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चैवcaivaoriginal form "caiva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रजापतिश्prajāpatiśoriginal form "prajāpatiś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चैवcaivaoriginal form "caiva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
गन्धर्वाप्सरसस्gandharvāpsarasasoriginal form "gandharvāpsarasas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चाप्सराःcāpsarāḥoriginal form "cāpsarāḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऊर्णायुर्ūrṇāyuroriginal form "ūrṇāyur", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अनघस्anaghasoriginal form "anaghas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
गोपतिर्gopatiroriginal form "gopatir", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
धृतराष्ट्रश्dhṛtarāṣṭraśoriginal form "dhṛtarāṣṭraś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सूर्यवर्चाश्sūryavarcāśoriginal form "sūryavarcāś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
युगपस्yugapasoriginal form "yugapas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कार्ष्णिर्kārṣṇiroriginal form "kārṣṇir", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नन्दिश्nandiśoriginal form "nandiś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चित्ररथस्citrarathasoriginal form "citrarathas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पर्जन्यश्parjanyaśoriginal form "parjanyaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पञ्चदशश्pañcadaśaśoriginal form "pañcadaśaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चात्रcātraoriginal form "cātra", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नारदश्nāradaśoriginal form "nāradaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चैवcaivaoriginal form "caiva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
करालश्karālaśoriginal form "karālaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सुपर्णश्suparṇaśoriginal form "suparṇaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चेतिcetioriginal form "ceti", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विश्वावसुर्viśvāvasuroriginal form "viśvāvasur", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भुमन्युश्bhumanyuśoriginal form "bhumanyuś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सुचन्द्रोsucandrooriginal form "sucandro", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दशमस्daśamasoriginal form "daśamas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
हहाहुहूhahāhuhūoriginal form "hahāhuhū", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
इत्य्ityoriginal form "ity", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
देवगन्धर्वाdevagandharvāoriginal form "devagandharvā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
जगुस्jagusoriginal form "jagus", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation

“The sons of Kadru, the sons of Vinata, gandharvas and apsaras, all the lords of creatures and the seven great sages — Bharadvaja, Kashyapa, Gautama, Vishvamitra, Jamadagni, Vasishtha — and he who had been called upon to restore the sun when it was extinguished, the lord Atri, came here as well. Marichi, Angiras, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu, Daksha-Prajapati, and gandharvas and apsaras besides, in heavenly garlands and garments, adorned with every ornament, sing the praises of Bibhatsu, and the apsaras dance; and together with the gandharvas the glorious Tumburu began to sing. Bhimasena and Ugrasena, Urnayu, Anagha, Gopati and Dhritarashtra, and Suryavarchas the seventh, Yugapa, Trinapa, Karshni, Nandi, Chitraratha, the thirteenth Shalishira, the fourteenth Parjanya, the fifteenth Kali, the sixteenth Narada, Sadvan, Brihadvan, Brihaka, and the greatly renowned Karala, Brahmachari, Bahuguna, the celebrated Suparna, Vishvavasu, Bhumanyu, the tenth Suchandra, and, endowed with sweetness of song, the renowned Haha and Huhu — these divine gandharvas sang there of the bull among men.”

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