Mahabharata 1.187.31–32

Vaivāhika-parva (draupadī-vivāha-vicāra) (The Dispute over Draupadī's Marriage)1.187.31–32

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Mahabharata · 1.187.31–32

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Devanāgarī

द्रुपद उवाच
त्वं च कुन्ती च कौन्तेय धृष्टद्युम्नश् च मे सुतः ॥
कथयन्त्व् इतिकर्तव्यं श्वः काले करवामहे ॥
वैशंपायन उवाच
ते समेत्य ततः सर्वे कथयन्ति स्म भारत ॥
अथ द्वैपायनो राजन्न् अभ्यागच्छद् यदृच्छया ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

drupada uvāca
tvaṃ ca kuntī ca kaunteya dhṛṣṭadyumnaś ca me sutaḥ ||
kathayantv itikartavyaṃ śvaḥ kāle karavāmahe ||
vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
te sametya tataḥ sarve kathayanti sma bhārata ||
atha dvaipāyano rājann abhyāgacchad yadṛcchayā ||

Word-by-word

SanskritIASTMeaning

त्वं च कुन्ती च कौन्तेय धृष्टद्युम्नः च मे सुतःtvaṃ ca kuntī ca kaunteya dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ ca me sutaḥ"You, and Kunti, O Kaunteya, and Dhrishtadyumna, my son,

कथयन्तु इतिकर्तव्यं श्वः काले करवामहेkathayantu itikartavyaṃ śvaḥ kāle karavāmahelet them discuss what is fitting to be done; tomorrow, at the proper time, we shall carry it out";

ते समेत्य ततः सर्वे कथयन्ति स्म भारतte sametya tataḥ sarve kathayanti sma bhāratahaving come together, then, they all began to confer, O Bharata;

अथ द्वैपायनः राजन् अभ्यागच्छत् यदृच्छयाatha dvaipāyanaḥ rājan abhyāgacchat yadṛcchayāand then Dvaipayana, O king, arrived unexpectedly;

द्रुपदdrupadaoriginal form "drupada", added to complete the word-by-word coverage

धृष्टद्युम्नश्dhṛṣṭadyumnaśoriginal form "dhṛṣṭadyumnaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage

कथयन्त्व्kathayantvoriginal form "kathayantv", added to complete the word-by-word coverage

वैशंपायनvaiśaṃpāyanaoriginal form "vaiśaṃpāyana", added to complete the word-by-word coverage

द्वैपायनोdvaipāyanooriginal form "dvaipāyano", added to complete the word-by-word coverage

राजन्न्rājannoriginal form "rājann", added to complete the word-by-word coverage

अभ्यागच्छद्abhyāgacchadoriginal form "abhyāgacchad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage

Translation

Drupada said: "You, and Kunti, O Kaunteya, and Dhrishtadyumna, my son, let them discuss what is fitting to be done; tomorrow, at the proper time, we shall carry it out." Vaishampayana said: "Having come together, they all began to confer, O Bharata; and then Dvaipayana arrived unexpectedly."

Commentary

Here the disputed question is wisely entrusted to the highest court -- and Vyasa himself arrives "unexpectedly." It is telling that at the very moment of difficulty the holy sage appears: what is called chance is the hidden guidance of Providence, sending the one who resolves the matter at the needed hour. It is shown here that the Lord does not leave seekers of dharma without a guide: where the righteous are perplexed, there the knower descends. So scripture reveals the providential arrival of Vyasa; and the dispute over the marriage will find its resolution from the lips of one who perceives past and future.

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