Mahabharata · 1.198.21–22
॥
Devanāgarī
एतद् विदित्वा तु भवान् प्रस्थापयतु पाण्डवान् ॥
द्रष्टुं हि पाण्डुदायादांस् त्वरन्ते कुरवो भृशम् ॥
विप्रोषिता दीर्घकालम् इमे चापि नरर्षभाः ॥
उत्सुका नगरं द्रष्टुं भविष्यन्ति पृथा तथा ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
etad viditvā tu bhavān prasthāpayatu pāṇḍavān ||
draṣṭuṃ hi pāṇḍudāyādāṃs tvarante kuravo bhṛśam ||
viproṣitā dīrghakālam ime cāpi nararṣabhāḥ ||
utsukā nagaraṃ draṣṭuṃ bhaviṣyanti pṛthā tathā ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
एतत् विदित्वा तु भवान् प्रस्थापयतु पाण्डवान्etat viditvā tu bhavān prasthāpayatu pāṇḍavānknowing this, may your grace send forth the Pandavas [on their way];
द्रष्टुं हि पाण्डुदायादान् त्वरन्ते कुरवः भृशम्draṣṭuṃ hi pāṇḍudāyādān tvarante kuravaḥ bhṛśamfor the Kurus greatly hasten to see the heirs of Pandu;
विप्रोषिताः दीर्घकालम् इमे च अपि नरर्षभाःviproṣitāḥ dīrghakālam ime ca api nararṣabhāḥand having been long away, these bulls among men
उत्सुकाः नगरं द्रष्टुं भविष्यन्ति पृथा तथाutsukāḥ nagaraṃ draṣṭuṃ bhaviṣyanti pṛthā tathāwill be eager to see the city, and so too Pritha;
एतद्etadoriginal form "etad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पाण्डुदायादांस्pāṇḍudāyādāṃsoriginal form "pāṇḍudāyādāṃs", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कुरवोkuravooriginal form "kuravo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विप्रोषिताviproṣitāoriginal form "viproṣitā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चापिcāpioriginal form "cāpi", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
उत्सुकाutsukāoriginal form "utsukā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
"Knowing this, may your grace send forth the Pandavas on their way; for the Kurus greatly hasten to see the heirs of Pandu; and having been long away, these bulls among men will be eager to see the city, and so too Pritha."
Version
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Here a mutual longing to be reunited reveals itself. It is telling that the Kurus hasten to see the Pandavas, and the Pandavas have grown homesick for their native city: those separated are drawn to one another. This is the natural longing for one's home and kin. Thus scripture displays the yearning for reunion; and Vidura calls for no delay in their return.