Mahabharata · 1.199.12–13
॥
Devanāgarī
श्रुत्वा चोपस्थितान् वीरान् धृतराष्ट्रो ऽपि कौरवः ॥
प्रतिग्रहाय पाण्डूनां प्रेषयाम् आस कौरवान् ॥
विकर्णं च महेष्वासं चित्रसेनं च भारत ॥
द्रोणं च परमेष्वासं गौतमं कृपम् एव च ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
śrutvā copasthitān vīrān dhṛtarāṣṭro 'pi kauravaḥ ||
pratigrahāya pāṇḍūnāṃ preṣayām āsa kauravān ||
vikarṇaṃ ca maheṣvāsaṃ citrasenaṃ ca bhārata ||
droṇaṃ ca parameṣvāsaṃ gautamaṃ kṛpam eva ca ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
श्रुत्वा च उपस्थितान् वीरान् धृतराष्ट्रः अपि कौरवःśrutvā ca upasthitān vīrān dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ api kauravaḥand hearing that the heroes were approaching, Dhritarashtra the Kaurava
प्रतिग्रहाय पाण्डूनां प्रेषयाम् आस कौरवान्pratigrahāya pāṇḍūnāṃ preṣayām āsa kauravānsent forth Kauravas to receive the Pandavas:
विकर्णं च महेष्वासं चित्रसेनं च भारतvikarṇaṃ ca maheṣvāsaṃ citrasenaṃ ca bhārataVikarna, the great archer, and Chitrasena, O Bharata,
द्रोणं च परमेष्वासं गौतमं कृपम् एव चdroṇaṃ ca parameṣvāsaṃ gautamaṃ kṛpam eva caand Drona, the finest archer, and Gautama Kripa;
चोपस्थितान्copasthitānoriginal form "copasthitān", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
धृतराष्ट्रोdhṛtarāṣṭrooriginal form "dhṛtarāṣṭro", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽपि'pioriginal form "'pi", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
"And hearing that the heroes were approaching, Dhritarashtra the Kaurava sent Kauravas to receive the Pandavas: Vikarna, the great archer, and Chitrasena, and Drona, the finest archer, and Gautama Kripa."
Version
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Here the returning heroes are met with honor. It is telling that the foremost men of the clan are sent to meet them: the worthy are received by the most worthy. An honorable reception is a sign of acknowledged dignity. Thus the text reveals the solemnity of the welcome; and the Pandavas enter the city not as exiles, but as honored heirs.