Mahabharata · 1.181.33–34
॥
Devanāgarī
त एवं संनिवृत्तास् तु युद्धाद् युद्धविशारदाः ॥
यथावासं ययुः सर्वे विस्मिता राजसत्तमाः ॥
वृत्तो ब्रह्मोत्तरो रङ्गः पाञ्चाली ब्राह्मणैर् वृता ॥
इति ब्रुवन्तः प्रययुर् ये तत्रासन् समागताः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
ta evaṃ saṃnivṛttās tu yuddhād yuddhaviśāradāḥ ||
yathāvāsaṃ yayuḥ sarve vismitā rājasattamāḥ ||
vṛtto brahmottaro raṅgaḥ pāñcālī brāhmaṇair vṛtā ||
iti bruvantaḥ prayayur ye tatrāsan samāgatāḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
ते एवं संनिवृत्ताः तु युद्धात् युद्धविशारदाःte evaṃ saṃnivṛttāḥ tu yuddhāt yuddhaviśāradāḥthus turned back from battle, those skilled in battle,
यथावासं ययुः सर्वे विस्मिताः राजसत्तमाःyathāvāsaṃ yayuḥ sarve vismitāḥ rājasattamāḥthe astonished best of kings all departed to their dwellings;
वृत्तः ब्रह्मोत्तरः रङ्गः पाञ्चाली ब्राह्मणैः वृताvṛttaḥ brahmottaraḥ raṅgaḥ pāñcālī brāhmaṇaiḥ vṛtā"the arena has turned into a triumph for the brahmins; the Panchali maiden has gone to a brahmin" —
इति ब्रुवन्तः प्रययुः ये तत्र आसन् समागताःiti bruvantaḥ prayayuḥ ye tatra āsan samāgatāḥso saying, those who had gathered there departed;
तtaoriginal form "ta", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
संनिवृत्तास्saṃnivṛttāsoriginal form "saṃnivṛttās", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
युद्धाद्yuddhādoriginal form "yuddhād", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विस्मिताvismitāoriginal form "vismitā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वृत्तोvṛttooriginal form "vṛtto", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ब्रह्मोत्तरोbrahmottarooriginal form "brahmottaro", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ब्राह्मणैर्brāhmaṇairoriginal form "brāhmaṇair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रययुर्prayayuroriginal form "prayayur", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तत्रासन्tatrāsanoriginal form "tatrāsan", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
"Thus turned back from battle, those skilled in battle, the astonished best of kings all departed to their dwellings, saying: 'The arena has turned into a triumph for the brahmins; the Panchali maiden has gone to a brahmin' — so saying, those who had gathered there departed."
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Here the proud kings depart humbled and astonished. Their words are telling: "the arena has turned into a triumph for the brahmins" — the pride of the kshatriyas has yielded to what seemed brahmins, and they themselves marvel at the outcome. Here one sees how providence humbles the arrogant: an assembly of crowned heads disperses empty-handed, marveling at the strength of those who seemed humble. Thus the scripture shows the humbling of pride and the triumph of what lay hidden; and the kings depart not knowing that they had yielded to the Pandavas themselves.