Mahabharata · 1.198.10–11
॥
Devanāgarī
ददर्श पाण्डवांस् तत्र वासुदेवं च भारत ॥
स्नेहात् परिष्वज्य स तान् पप्रच्छानामयं ततः ॥
तैश् चाप्य् अमितबुद्धिः स पूजितो ऽथ यथाक्रमम् ॥
वचनाद् धृतराष्ट्रस्य स्नेहयुक्तं पुनः पुनः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
dadarśa pāṇḍavāṃs tatra vāsudevaṃ ca bhārata ||
snehāt pariṣvajya sa tān papracchānāmayaṃ tataḥ ||
taiś cāpy amitabuddhiḥ sa pūjito 'tha yathākramam ||
vacanād dhṛtarāṣṭrasya snehayuktaṃ punaḥ punaḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
ददर्श पाण्डवान् तत्र वासुदेवं च भारतdadarśa pāṇḍavān tatra vāsudevaṃ ca bhāratahe saw there the Pandavas and Vasudeva [Krishna], O Bharata;
स्नेहात् परिष्वज्य सः तान् पप्रच्छ अनामयं ततःsnehāt pariṣvajya saḥ tān papraccha anāmayaṃ tataḥhaving embraced them out of love, he then asked after their well-being;
तैः च अपि अमितबुद्धिः सः पूजितः अथ यथाक्रमम्taiḥ ca api amitabuddhiḥ saḥ pūjitaḥ atha yathākramamand by them, he of measureless intellect, was honored in due order;
वचनात् धृतराष्ट्रस्य स्नेहयुक्तं पुनः पुनःvacanāt dhṛtarāṣṭrasya snehayuktaṃ punaḥ punaḥat the word of Dhritarashtra, with affection, again and again --
पाण्डवांस्pāṇḍavāṃsoriginal form "pāṇḍavāṃs", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सsaoriginal form "sa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पप्रच्छानामयंpapracchānāmayaṃoriginal form "papracchānāmayaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तैश्taiśoriginal form "taiś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चाप्य्cāpyoriginal form "cāpy", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सsaoriginal form "sa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पूजितोpūjitooriginal form "pūjito", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽथ'thaoriginal form "'tha", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वचनाद्vacanādoriginal form "vacanād", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
"He saw there the Pandavas and Vasudeva; having embraced them out of love, he asked after their well-being; and by them, he of measureless intellect, was honored in due order; at the word of Dhritarashtra, with affection, again and again --"
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Here Vidura's love for his nephews pours out in an embrace. It is telling that the stern envoy embraces the Pandavas "out of love": beneath the official errand beats a kinsman's heart. This shows that the righteous love the righteous without pretense. Thus scripture displays a warm reunion; and Vidura, honored by them, delivers the greeting with genuine tenderness.