Mahabharata · 1.144.5–6
॥
Devanāgarī
ब्राह्मं वेदम् अधीयाना वेदाङ्गानि च सर्वशः ॥
नीतिशास्त्रं च धर्मज्ञा ददृशुस् ते पितामहम् ॥
ते ऽभिवाद्य महात्मानं कृष्णद्वैपायनं तदा ॥
तस्थुः प्राञ्जलयः सर्वे सह मात्रा परंतपाः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
brāhmaṃ vedam adhīyānā vedāṅgāni ca sarvaśaḥ ||
nītiśāstraṃ ca dharmajñā dadṛśus te pitāmaham ||
te 'bhivādya mahātmānaṃ kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaṃ tadā ||
tasthuḥ prāñjalayaḥ sarve saha mātrā paraṃtapāḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
ब्राह्मं वेदम् अधीयानाः वेदाङ्गानि च सर्वशःbrāhmaṃ vedam adhīyānāḥ vedāṅgāni ca sarvaśaḥstudying the Brahmic Veda and the Vedangas in full,
नीतिशास्त्रं च धर्मज्ञाः ददृशुः ते पितामहम्nītiśāstraṃ ca dharmajñāḥ dadṛśuḥ te pitāmahamand the science of statecraft, knowers of dharma, they saw their grandfather [Vyasa];
ते अभिवाद्य महात्मानं कृष्णद्वैपायनं तदाte abhivādya mahātmānaṃ kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaṃ tadāhaving greeted great-souled Krishna-Dvaipayana then,
तस्थुः प्राञ्जलयः सर्वे सह मात्रा परंतपाःtasthuḥ prāñjalayaḥ sarve saha mātrā paraṃtapāḥall stood with joined palms, together with their mother, the scourges of foes;
अधीयानाadhīyānāoriginal form "adhīyānā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
धर्मज्ञाdharmajñāoriginal form "dharmajñā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ददृशुस्dadṛśusoriginal form "dadṛśus", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽभिवाद्य'bhivādyaoriginal form "'bhivādya", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
Studying the Brahmic Veda and the Vedangas in full, and the science of statecraft, the knowers of dharma saw their grandfather. Having greeted great-souled Krishna-Dvaipayana then, all of them stood with joined palms together with their mother.
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Here it is revealed that even in exile the Pandavas do not abandon their studies. It is telling that amid wanderings and dangers they 'study the Veda, the Vedangas, and the science of statecraft': misfortune did not turn them from knowledge, but they keep faith with dharma and prepare themselves for future rule. Here it is seen that the truly noble do not lose their spiritual striving even in want: outward deprivation does not deprive them of inner wealth. Telling too is their reverence for their grandfather: on meeting Vyasa they humbly join their palms. Thus the text reveals that devotion to learning and reverence for the wise are constant companions of the righteous — in glory and in persecution alike.