Mahabharata · 1.156.10–11
॥
Devanāgarī
वैशंपायन उवाच
ततः कुन्ती भीमसेनम् अर्जुनं यमजौ तथा ॥
उवाच गमनं ते च तथेत्य् एवाब्रुवंस् तदा ॥
तत आमन्त्र्य तं विप्रं कुन्ती राजन् सुतैः सह ॥
प्रतस्थे नगरीं रम्यां द्रुपदस्य महात्मनः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
tataḥ kuntī bhīmasenam arjunaṃ yamajau tathā ||
uvāca gamanaṃ te ca tathety evābruvaṃs tadā ||
tata āmantrya taṃ vipraṃ kuntī rājan sutaiḥ saha ||
pratasthe nagarīṃ ramyāṃ drupadasya mahātmanaḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
ततः कुन्ती भीमसेनम् अर्जुनं यमजौ तथाtataḥ kuntī bhīmasenam arjunaṃ yamajau tathāthen Kunti asked Bhimasena, Arjuna, and the twin brothers
उवाच गमनं ते च तथा इति एव अब्रुवन् तदाuvāca gamanaṃ te ca tathā iti eva abruvan tadāabout the journey, and they then all said, "So be it";
तत आमन्त्र्य तं विप्रं कुन्ती राजन् सुतैः सहtata āmantrya taṃ vipraṃ kuntī rājan sutaiḥ sahathen, having taken leave of that brahmin, Kunti, O king, together with her sons,
प्रतस्थे नगरीं रम्यां द्रुपदस्य महात्मनःpratasthe nagarīṃ ramyāṃ drupadasya mahātmanaḥset out for the delightful city of the great Drupada
वैशंपायनvaiśaṃpāyanaoriginal form "vaiśaṃpāyana", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तथेत्य्tathetyoriginal form "tathety", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
एवाब्रुवंस्evābruvaṃsoriginal form "evābruvaṃs", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
Vaishampayana said: "Then Kunti asked Bhimasena, Arjuna, and the twin brothers about the journey, and they all then said, 'So be it.' Then, having taken leave of that brahmin, Kunti, together with her sons, O king, set out for the delightful city of the great Drupada."
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Here the family's unanimity turns into a journey. The brothers' brief assent, "So be it," is telling: where harmony reigns, a decision comes without dispute. Telling too is that they "take leave of the brahmin": they do not depart in secret, but part with honor from their host, as gratitude demands. Here it is seen that even on the road the righteous keep courtesy and gratitude. Thus the scripture shows that the path to Panchala begins in accord and gratitude; and behind the ordinary preparations for the road moves the destiny that leads the Pandavas toward Draupadi's svayamvara.