Mahabharata · 1.198.19–20
॥
Devanāgarī
धृतराष्ट्रश् च पाञ्चाल्य त्वया संबन्धम् ईयिवान् ॥
कृतार्थं मन्यते ऽऽत्मानं तथा सर्वे ऽपि कौरवाः ॥
न तथा राज्यसंप्राप्तिस् तेषां प्रीतिकरी मता ॥
यथा संबन्धकं प्राप्य यज्ञसेन त्वया सह ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
dhṛtarāṣṭraś ca pāñcālya tvayā saṃbandham īyivān ||
kṛtārthaṃ manyate ''tmānaṃ tathā sarve 'pi kauravāḥ ||
na tathā rājyasaṃprāptis teṣāṃ prītikarī matā ||
yathā saṃbandhakaṃ prāpya yajñasena tvayā saha ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
धृतराष्ट्रः च पाञ्चाल्य त्वया संबन्धम् ईयिवान्dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ ca pāñcālya tvayā saṃbandham īyivānand Dhritarashtra, O Panchalian, having obtained kinship with you,
कृतार्थं मन्यते आत्मानं तथा सर्वे अपि कौरवाःkṛtārthaṃ manyate ātmānaṃ tathā sarve api kauravāḥconsiders himself to have attained his purpose, and so do all the Kauravas;
न तथा राज्यसंप्राप्तिः तेषां प्रीतिकरी मताna tathā rājyasaṃprāptiḥ teṣāṃ prītikarī matānot so much does the attainment of the kingdom seem pleasing to them
यथा संबन्धकं प्राप्य यज्ञसेन त्वया सहyathā saṃbandhakaṃ prāpya yajñasena tvayā sahaas does the attainment of kinship with you, O Yajnasena;
धृतराष्ट्रश्dhṛtarāṣṭraśoriginal form "dhṛtarāṣṭraś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽऽत्मानं''tmānaṃoriginal form "''tmānaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽपि'pioriginal form "'pi", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
राज्यसंप्राप्तिस्rājyasaṃprāptisoriginal form "rājyasaṃprāptis", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
"And Dhritarashtra, O Panchalian, having obtained kinship with you, considers himself to have attained his purpose, and so do all the Kauravas; not so much does the attainment of the kingdom seem pleasing to them as does the attainment of kinship with you, O Yajnasena."
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Here the union of hearts is set above the acquisition of kingdoms. The word is telling: joy comes not so much from the kingdom as from kinship with Drupada -- friendship is worth more than dominion. This reveals that good bonds are dearer than possessions: love and union are the true wealth. Thus scripture displays a hierarchy of goods; and reconciliation is crowned with a friendship surpassing gain.