Mahabharata · 1.163.19–20
॥
Devanāgarī
ततः प्रवृष्टस् तत्रासीद् यथापूर्वं सुरारिहा ॥
तस्मिन् नृपतिशार्दूले प्रविष्टे नगरं पुनः ॥
ततः सराष्ट्रं मुमुदे तत् पुरं परया मुदा ॥
तेन पार्थिवमुख्येन भावितं भावितात्मना ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
tataḥ pravṛṣṭas tatrāsīd yathāpūrvaṃ surārihā ||
tasmin nṛpatiśārdūle praviṣṭe nagaraṃ punaḥ ||
tataḥ sarāṣṭraṃ mumude tat puraṃ parayā mudā ||
tena pārthivamukhyena bhāvitaṃ bhāvitātmanā ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
ततः प्रवृष्टः तत्र आसीत् यथापूर्वं सुरारिहाtataḥ pravṛṣṭaḥ tatra āsīt yathāpūrvaṃ surārihāthen he poured rain there, as before, the slayer of the gods' enemies [Indra],
तस्मिन् नृपतिशार्दूले प्रविष्टे नगरं पुनःtasmin nṛpatiśārdūle praviṣṭe nagaraṃ punaḥ[when] that tiger-king entered the city again;
ततः सराष्ट्रं मुमुदे तत् पुरं परया मुदाtataḥ sarāṣṭraṃ mumude tat puraṃ parayā mudāthen, together with the kingdom, that city rejoiced with the highest joy,
तेन पार्थिवमुख्येन भावितं भावितात्मनाtena pārthivamukhyena bhāvitaṃ bhāvitātmanārevived [/blessed] by that chief of kings, [now] self-aware;
प्रवृष्टस्pravṛṣṭasoriginal form "pravṛṣṭas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तत्रासीद्tatrāsīdoriginal form "tatrāsīd", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
"Then, when that tiger-king entered the city again, Indra poured rain there as before; and then the city, together with the kingdom, rejoiced with the highest joy, revived by that chief of kings, now grown self-aware."
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Here the king's return to duty restores life to the land. It is significant that rain falls at once with the ruler's arrival: where righteous order is restored, nature too revives. Here is the truth that prosperity descends in the wake of dharma: the king's fulfillment of his duty brings heaven's blessing down upon the earth. It is significant, too, that the king is called "self-aware" — having passed through trial, he has come to understanding. Thus the scripture shows that the correction of a ruler's path heals the kingdom; and the people's joy proclaims the triumph of restored rajadharma.