Mahabharata 1.188.20–22

Vaivāhika-parva (vyāsa-dharma-nirṇaya) (Vyāsa's Counsel on Dharma)1.188.20–22

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Mahabharata · 1.188.20–22

॥

Devanāgarī

वैशंपायन उवाच
तत उत्थाय भगवान् व्यासो द्वैपायनः प्रभुः ॥
करे गृहीत्वा राजानं राजवेश्म समाविशत् ॥
पाण्डवाश् चापि कुन्ती च धृष्टद्युम्नश् च पार्षतः ॥
विचेतसस् ते तत्रैव प्रतीक्षन्ते स्म ताव् उभौ ॥
ततो द्वैपायनस् तस्मै नरेन्द्राय महात्मने ॥
आचख्यौ तद् यथा धर्मो बहूनाम् एकपत्निता ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
tata utthāya bhagavān vyāso dvaipāyanaḥ prabhuḥ ||
kare gṛhītvā rājānaṃ rājaveśma samāviśat ||
pāṇḍavāś cāpi kuntī ca dhṛṣṭadyumnaś ca pārṣataḥ ||
vicetasas te tatraiva pratīkṣante sma tāv ubhau ||
tato dvaipāyanas tasmai narendrāya mahātmane ||
ācakhyau tad yathā dharmo bahūnām ekapatnitā ||

Word-by-word

SanskritIASTMeaning

ततः उत्थाय भगवान् व्यासः द्वैपायनः प्रभुःtataḥ utthāya bhagavān vyāsaḥ dvaipāyanaḥ prabhuḥthen, rising, the lord Vyasa Dvaipayana, the mighty,

करे गृहीत्वा राजानं राजवेश्म समाविशत्kare gṛhītvā rājānaṃ rājaveśma samāviśattaking the king by the hand, entered the royal chamber;

पाण्डवाः च अपि कुन्ती च धृष्टद्युम्नः च पार्षतःpāṇḍavāḥ ca api kuntī ca dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ ca pārṣataḥand the Pandavas, and Kunti, and Dhrishtadyumna Parshata,

विचेतसः ते तत्र एव प्रतीक्षन्ते स्म तौ उभौvicetasaḥ te tatra eva pratīkṣante sma tau ubhauin agitation, waited there for the two of them;

ततः द्वैपायनः तस्मै नरेन्द्राय महात्मनेtataḥ dvaipāyanaḥ tasmai narendrāya mahātmanethen Dvaipayana, to that lord of men, great of soul,

आचख्यौ तत् यथा धर्मः बहूनाम् एकपत्निताācakhyau tat yathā dharmaḥ bahūnām ekapatnitādeclared how it is dharma [that Draupadi is] one wife of many;

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

ततtataoriginal form "tata", added to complete the word-by-word coverage

व्यासोvyāsooriginal form "vyāso", added to complete the word-by-word coverage

पाण्डवाश्pāṇḍavāśoriginal form "pāṇḍavāś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage

चापिcāpioriginal form "cāpi", added to complete the word-by-word coverage

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

विचेतसस्vicetasasoriginal form "vicetasas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage

तत्रैवtatraivaoriginal form "tatraiva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage

ताव्tāvoriginal form "tāv", added to complete the word-by-word coverage

ततोtatooriginal form "tato", added to complete the word-by-word coverage

द्वैपायनस्dvaipāyanasoriginal form "dvaipāyanas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage

तद्tadoriginal form "tad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage

धर्मोdharmooriginal form "dharmo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage

Translation

Vaishampayana said: 'Then, rising, the lord Vyasa Dvaipayana, taking the king by the hand, entered the royal chamber; and the Pandavas, and Kunti, and Dhrishtadyumna, in agitation, waited there for the two of them. And Dvaipayana declared to that lord of men how it is dharma that Draupadi is one wife of many.'

Commentary

Here the mystery of dharma is entrusted in private to the worthy. It is telling that Vyasa takes Drupada by the hand and leads him away: the deep explanation is given face to face, in confidential closeness. This shows that certain knowledge is passed on, as from teacher to disciple, in private rather than in the marketplace. Thus scripture shows the reverent manner of transmitting the hidden, and those waiting in agitation will soon learn the resolution from the king's own lips.

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