Mahabharata 1.144.12–14

Bakavadha-parva (vyāsa-āśvāsana) (Vyāsa's Consolation)1.144.12–14

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Mahabharata · 1.144.12–14

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Devanāgarī

वैशंपायन उवाच
एवं स तान् समाश्वास्य व्यासः पार्थान् अरिंदमान् ॥
एकचक्राम् अभिगतः कुन्तीम् आश्वासयत् प्रभुः ॥
जीवपुत्रि सुतस् ते ऽयं धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः ॥
पृथिव्यां पार्थिवान् सर्वान् प्रशासिष्यति धर्मराट् ॥
धर्मेण जित्वा पृथिवीम् अखिलां धर्मविद् वशी ॥
भीमसेनार्जुनबलाद् भोक्ष्यत्य् अयम् असंशयः ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
evaṃ sa tān samāśvāsya vyāsaḥ pārthān ariṃdamān ||
ekacakrām abhigataḥ kuntīm āśvāsayat prabhuḥ ||
jīvaputri sutas te 'yaṃ dharmaputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ||
pṛthivyāṃ pārthivān sarvān praśāsiṣyati dharmarāṭ ||
dharmeṇa jitvā pṛthivīm akhilāṃ dharmavid vaśī ||
bhīmasenārjunabalād bhokṣyaty ayam asaṃśayaḥ ||

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SanskritIASTMeaning

एवं सः तान् समाश्वास्य व्यासः पार्थान् अरिंदमान्evaṃ saḥ tān samāśvāsya vyāsaḥ pārthān ariṃdamānso, having consoled them, the Parthas, subduers of foes, Vyasa,

एकचक्राम् अभिगतः कुन्तीम् आश्वासयत् प्रभुःekacakrām abhigataḥ kuntīm āśvāsayat prabhuḥhaving come to Ekachakra, consoled Kunti, the lord:

जीवपुत्रि सुतः ते अयं धर्मपुत्रः युधिष्ठिरःjīvaputri sutaḥ te ayaṃ dharmaputraḥ yudhiṣṭhiraḥ'O you with living sons, this son of yours, Yudhishthira, son of Dharma,

पृथिव्यां पार्थिवान् सर्वान् प्रशासिष्यति धर्मराट्pṛthivyāṃ pārthivān sarvān praśāsiṣyati dharmarāṭwill rule over all kings on earth, the king of dharma;

धर्मेण जित्वा पृथिवीम् अखिलां धर्मवित् वशीdharmeṇa jitvā pṛthivīm akhilāṃ dharmavit vaśīhaving conquered the whole earth by dharma, the knower of dharma, self-controlled,

भीमसेनार्जुनबलात् भोक्ष्यति अयम् असंशयःbhīmasenārjunabalāt bhokṣyati ayam asaṃśayaḥby the strength of Bhimasena and Arjuna he will possess [it], without doubt;

वैशंपायनvaiśaṃpāyanaoriginal form "vaiśaṃpāyana", added to complete the word-by-word coverage

सsaoriginal form "sa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage

सुतस्sutasoriginal form "sutas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage

ऽयं'yaṃoriginal form "'yaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage

धर्मपुत्रोdharmaputrooriginal form "dharmaputro", added to complete the word-by-word coverage

धर्मविद्dharmavidoriginal form "dharmavid", added to complete the word-by-word coverage

भीमसेनार्जुनबलाद्bhīmasenārjunabalādoriginal form "bhīmasenārjunabalād", added to complete the word-by-word coverage

भोक्ष्यत्य्bhokṣyatyoriginal form "bhokṣyaty", added to complete the word-by-word coverage

Translation

Vaishampayana said: 'So, having consoled them, the Parthas, subduers of foes, Vyasa, having come to Ekachakra, consoled Kunti, the lord.' Vyasa said: 'O you with living sons, this son of yours, Yudhishthira, son of Dharma, will rule over all kings on earth, the king of dharma; having conquered the whole earth by dharma, the knower of dharma, self-controlled, will possess it by the strength of Bhimasena and Arjuna, without doubt.'

Commentary

Here the mother's consolation is a prophecy of dharma's triumph. It is telling that Vyasa calls Kunti 'one with living sons': he dispels in advance the fear that the feigned death in the house of lac had left her childless. Telling too is the substance of the prophecy: Yudhishthira will conquer the earth 'by dharma' and become 'the king of dharma' — the victory of the righteous will be won not by force alone, but by truth, though resting on the might of Bhima and Arjuna. Herein lies a truth: dominion founded on dharma is firm and blessed. Thus the text reveals the hope of the persecuted: exiles now, they are destined for a righteous kingdom; and the sage's word is a pledge of the justice to come.

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