Mahabharata · 1.181.35–36
॥
Devanāgarī
ब्राह्मणैस् तु प्रतिच्छन्नौ रौरवाजिनवासिभिः ॥
कृच्छ्रेण जग्मतुस् तत्र भीमसेनधनंजयौ ॥
विमुक्तौ जनसंबाधाच् छत्रुभिः परिविक्षतौ ॥
कृष्णयानुगतौ तत्र नृवीरौ तौ विरेजतुः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
brāhmaṇais tu praticchannau rauravājinavāsibhiḥ ||
kṛcchreṇa jagmatus tatra bhīmasenadhanaṃjayau ||
vimuktau janasaṃbādhāc chatrubhiḥ parivikṣatau ||
kṛṣṇayānugatau tatra nṛvīrau tau virejatuḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
ब्राह्मणैः तु प्रतिच्छन्नौ रौरवाजिनवासिभिःbrāhmaṇaiḥ tu praticchannau rauravājinavāsibhiḥconcealed by brahmins clad in the skins of ruru antelopes,
कृच्छ्रेण जग्मतुः तत्र भीमसेनधनंजयौkṛcchreṇa jagmatuḥ tatra bhīmasenadhanaṃjayauBhimasena and Dhananjaya made their way through with difficulty;
विमुक्तौ जनसंबाधात् शत्रुभिः परिविक्षतौvimuktau janasaṃbādhāt śatrubhiḥ parivikṣatauhaving broken free of the crush of people, wounded by their foes,
कृष्णया अनुगतौ तत्र नृवीरौ तौ विरेजतुःkṛṣṇayā anugatau tatra nṛvīrau tau virejatuḥaccompanied by Krishna [Draupadi], those two heroic men shone;
ब्राह्मणैस्brāhmaṇaisoriginal form "brāhmaṇais", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
जग्मतुस्jagmatusoriginal form "jagmatus", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
जनसंबाधाच्janasaṃbādhācoriginal form "janasaṃbādhāc", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
छत्रुभिःchatrubhiḥoriginal form "chatrubhiḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कृष्णयानुगतौkṛṣṇayānugatauoriginal form "kṛṣṇayānugatau", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
"Concealed by brahmins clad in the skins of ruru antelopes, Bhimasena and Dhananjaya made their way through with difficulty; having broken free of the crush of people, wounded by their foes, accompanied by Krishna, those two heroic men shone."
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Here the victors leave unnoticed, sheltered by their brethren. It is telling that the brahmins surrounding the brothers shelter them: an assembly of the righteous protects its own. Telling too is that Draupadi follows behind them — the prize they had won; and, wounded yet triumphant, they "shine." Here it is shown that true triumph lies not in splendor but in what has been accomplished: departing in rags, wounded, they shine brighter than crowned kings. Thus the scripture reveals the humble procession of the victors; and Draupadi, following Arjuna, enters into their hidden life.