Mahabharata · 1.176.28–29
॥
Devanāgarī
ततः समाजो ववृधे स राजन् दिवसान् बहून् ॥
रत्नप्रदानबहुलः शोभितो नटनर्तकैः ॥
वर्तमाने समाजे तु रमणीये ऽह्नि षोडशे ॥
आप्लुताङ्गी सुवसना सर्वाभरणभूषिता ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
tataḥ samājo vavṛdhe sa rājan divasān bahūn ||
ratnapradānabahulaḥ śobhito naṭanartakaiḥ ||
vartamāne samāje tu ramaṇīye 'hni ṣoḍaśe ||
āplutāṅgī suvasanā sarvābharaṇabhūṣitā ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
ततः समाजः ववृधे सः राजन् दिवसान् बहून्tataḥ samājaḥ vavṛdhe saḥ rājan divasān bahūnthen that assembly went on, O king, for many days,
रत्नप्रदानबहुलः शोभितः नटनर्तकैःratnapradānabahulaḥ śobhitaḥ naṭanartakaiḥabounding in gifts of jewels, adorned with actors and dancers;
वर्तमाने समाजे तु रमणीये अह्नि षोडशेvartamāne samāje tu ramaṇīye ahni ṣoḍaśeand while that delightful assembly was in progress, on the sixteenth day,
आप्लुताङ्गी सुवसना सर्वाभरणभूषिताāplutāṅgī suvasanā sarvābharaṇabhūṣitā[Draupadi appeared,] her body bathed, beautifully dressed, adorned with every ornament,
समाजोsamājooriginal form "samājo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सsaoriginal form "sa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
शोभितोśobhitooriginal form "śobhito", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽह्नि'hnioriginal form "'hni", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
"Then that assembly went on, O king, for many days, abounding in gifts of jewels, adorned with actors and dancers. And while that delightful assembly was in progress, on the sixteenth day, Draupadi appeared, her body bathed, beautifully dressed, adorned with every ornament."
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Here, after days of preparation, the bride herself finally appears. It is telling that Draupadi comes forth "bathed, adorned": the maiden approaches the sacred choosing of a husband in purity and beauty. It is fitting to prepare for the most important step of life through purification and reverence. Thus the scripture shows the solemn appearance of the heroine; and the many-day assembly was but a prelude to this moment — the coming forth of the one for whose sake it was all arranged.