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Mahabharata
Vaivāhika-parva (pañcendra-upākhyāna) (The Tale of the Five Indras)1.189.39–40
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Mahabharata · 1.189.39–40
॥
Devanāgarī

दिव्यां मायां ताम् अवाप्याप्रमेयां; तां चैवाग्र्यां श्रियम् इव रूपिणीं च ॥
योग्यां तेषां रूपतेजोयशोभिः; पत्नीम् ऋद्धां दृष्टवान् पार्थिवेन्द्रः ॥
स तद् दृष्ट्वा महद् आश्चर्यरूपं; जग्राह पादौ सत्यवत्याः सुतस्य ॥
नैतच् चित्रं परमर्षे त्वयीति; प्रसन्नचेताः स उवाच चैनम् ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

divyāṃ māyāṃ tām avāpyāprameyāṃ; tāṃ caivāgryāṃ śriyam iva rūpiṇīṃ ca ||
yogyāṃ teṣāṃ rūpatejoyaśobhiḥ; patnīm ṛddhāṃ dṛṣṭavān pārthivendraḥ ||
sa tad dṛṣṭvā mahad āścaryarūpaṃ; jagrāha pādau satyavatyāḥ sutasya ||
naitac citraṃ paramarṣe tvayīti; prasannacetāḥ sa uvāca cainam ||

Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
दिव्यां मायां ताम् अवाप्य अप्रमेयां तां च एव अग्र्यां श्रियम् इव रूपिणीं चdivyāṃ māyāṃ tām avāpya aprameyāṃ tāṃ ca eva agryāṃ śriyam iva rūpiṇīṃ caand having beheld that divine, wondrous power [maya], immeasurable, and that peerless one, like Shri incarnate,
योग्यां तेषां रूपतेजोयशोभिः पत्नीम् ऋद्धां दृष्टवान् पार्थिवेन्द्रःyogyāṃ teṣāṃ rūpatejoyaśobhiḥ patnīm ṛddhāṃ dṛṣṭavān pārthivendraḥthe lord of kings beheld a wife worthy of them in beauty, splendor, and glory, flourishing;
सः तत् दृष्ट्वा महत् आश्चर्यरूपं जग्राह पादौ सत्यवत्याः सुतस्यsaḥ tat dṛṣṭvā mahat āścaryarūpaṃ jagrāha pādau satyavatyāḥ sutasyahe, having seen that great and wondrous form, embraced the feet of Satyavati's son [Vyasa];
न एतत् चित्रं परमर्षे त्वयि इति प्रसन्नचेताः सः उवाच च एनम्na etat citraṃ paramarṣe tvayi iti prasannacetāḥ saḥ uvāca ca enam'This is no wonder in you, O supreme sage,' — with a clear mind he [Drupada] said to him;
अवाप्याप्रमेयांavāpyāprameyāṃoriginal form "avāpyāprameyāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चैवाग्र्यांcaivāgryāṃoriginal form "caivāgryāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सsaoriginal form "sa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तद्tadoriginal form "tad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
महद्mahadoriginal form "mahad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नैतच्naitacoriginal form "naitac", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
त्वयीतिtvayītioriginal form "tvayīti", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सsaoriginal form "sa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चैनम्cainamoriginal form "cainam", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation

'And having beheld that divine, wondrous power, immeasurable, and that peerless one, like Shri incarnate, the lord of kings beheld a flourishing wife worthy of them in beauty, splendor, and glory. He, having seen that great and wondrous form, embraced the feet of Vyasa: "This is no wonder in you, O supreme sage," he said to him with a clear mind.'

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