Mahabharata · 1.180.11–12
॥
Devanāgarī
इत्य् उक्त्वा राजशार्दूला हृष्टाः परिघबाहवः ॥
द्रुपदं संजिघृक्षन्तः सायुधाः समुपाद्रवन् ॥
तान् गृहीतशरावापान् क्रुद्धान् आपततो नृपान् ॥
द्रुपदो वीक्ष्य संत्रासाद् ब्राह्मणाञ् शरणं गतः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
ity uktvā rājaśārdūlā hṛṣṭāḥ parighabāhavaḥ ||
drupadaṃ saṃjighṛkṣantaḥ sāyudhāḥ samupādravan ||
tān gṛhītaśarāvāpān kruddhān āpatato nṛpān ||
drupado vīkṣya saṃtrāsād brāhmaṇāñ śaraṇaṃ gataḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
इति उक्त्वा राजशार्दूलाः हृष्टाः परिघबाहवःiti uktvā rājaśārdūlāḥ hṛṣṭāḥ parighabāhavaḥthus having spoken, the tiger-like kings, roused, with mace-like arms,
द्रुपदं संजिघृक्षन्तः सायुधाः समुपाद्रवन्drupadaṃ saṃjighṛkṣantaḥ sāyudhāḥ samupādravanwishing to seize Drupada, rushed at him with weapons;
तान् गृहीतशरावापान् क्रुद्धान् आपततः नृपान्tān gṛhītaśarāvāpān kruddhān āpatataḥ nṛpānthose kings -- who had seized their bows and arrows, enraged, attacking --
द्रुपदः वीक्ष्य संत्रासात् ब्राह्मणान् शरणं गतःdrupadaḥ vīkṣya saṃtrāsāt brāhmaṇān śaraṇaṃ gataḥDrupada, seeing them, in fear took refuge with the brahmins [= the hidden Pandavas];
इत्य्ityoriginal form "ity", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
राजशार्दूलाrājaśārdūlāoriginal form "rājaśārdūlā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
आपततोāpatatooriginal form "āpatato", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
द्रुपदोdrupadooriginal form "drupado", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
संत्रासाद्saṃtrāsādoriginal form "saṃtrāsād", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ब्राह्मणाञ्brāhmaṇāñoriginal form "brāhmaṇāñ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
So having spoken, the tiger-like kings, roused, with mace-like arms, wishing to seize Drupada, rushed upon him with weapons; and Drupada, seeing those enraged kings, bows and arrows in hand, bearing down upon him, in terror took refuge with the brahmins.
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Here the king takes refuge with humble brahmins. It is telling that the mighty Drupada, in danger, seeks shelter not with an army but with brahmins [the hidden Pandavas]: even the powerful, overtaken by calamity, turns to those in whom he senses a strength beyond the ordinary. Here providence is at work: he who takes refuge with "brahmins" is, unknowingly, taking refuge with his destined protectors. So the text shows the dharma of refuge; and Drupada, seeking safety in the Pandavas, does not suspect how surely he has chosen.