Mahabharata · 1.191.17–18
॥
Devanāgarī
गजान् विनीतान् भद्रांश् च सदश्वांश् च स्वलंकृतान् ॥
रथांश् च दान्तान् सौवर्णैः शुभैः पट्टैर् अलंकृतान् ॥
कोटिशश् च सुवर्णं स तेषाम् अकृतकं तथा ॥
वीतीकृतम् अमेयात्मा प्राहिणोन् मधुसूदनः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
gajān vinītān bhadrāṃś ca sadaśvāṃś ca svalaṃkṛtān ||
rathāṃś ca dāntān sauvarṇaiḥ śubhaiḥ paṭṭair alaṃkṛtān ||
koṭiśaś ca suvarṇaṃ sa teṣām akṛtakaṃ tathā ||
vītīkṛtam ameyātmā prāhiṇon madhusūdanaḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
गजान् विनीतान् भद्रान् च सदश्वान् च स्वलंकृतान्gajān vinītān bhadrān ca sadaśvān ca svalaṃkṛtānelephants, tame and good, and good horses, well adorned,
रथान् च दान्तान् सौवर्णैः शुभैः पट्टैः अलंकृतान्rathān ca dāntān sauvarṇaiḥ śubhaiḥ paṭṭaiḥ alaṃkṛtānand chariots, fitted with ivory, adorned with fine golden fabrics,
कोटिशः च सुवर्णं सः तेषाम् अकृतकं तथाkoṭiśaḥ ca suvarṇaṃ saḥ teṣām akṛtakaṃ tathāand gold by the millions, unwrought, intended for them,
वीतीकृतम् अमेयात्मा प्राहिणोत् मधुसूदनःvītīkṛtam ameyātmā prāhiṇot madhusūdanaḥall distributed, the boundless-souled Madhusudana sent;
भद्रांश्bhadrāṃśoriginal form "bhadrāṃś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सदश्वांश्sadaśvāṃśoriginal form "sadaśvāṃś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
रथांश्rathāṃśoriginal form "rathāṃś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पट्टैर्paṭṭairoriginal form "paṭṭair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कोटिशश्koṭiśaśoriginal form "koṭiśaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सsaoriginal form "sa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्राहिणोन्prāhiṇonoriginal form "prāhiṇon", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
"Elephants, tame and good, and good horses, well adorned, and chariots fitted with ivory, adorned with fine golden fabrics, and gold by the millions, unwrought, all distributed, the boundless-souled Madhusudana sent."
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Here the Lord is named "boundless-souled" -- and such is His gift as well. It is significant that the giver is "boundless in soul": boundless generosity flows from a boundless heart. The greatness of the gifts matches the greatness of the Giver -- Krishna Himself, lord of abundance. Thus the scripture shows the harmony between the gift and the Giver, and Madhusudana's grace reaches the Pandavas in full measure.