Mahabharata · 1.199.16–17
॥
Devanāgarī
तत उच्चावचा वाचः प्रियाः प्रियचिकीर्षुभिः ॥
उदीरिता अशृण्वंस् ते पाण्डवा हृदयंगमाः ॥
अयं स पुरुषव्याघ्रः पुनर् आयाति धर्मवित् ॥
यो नः स्वान् इव दायादान् धर्मेण परिरक्षति ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
tata uccāvacā vācaḥ priyāḥ priyacikīrṣubhiḥ ||
udīritā aśṛṇvaṃs te pāṇḍavā hṛdayaṃgamāḥ ||
ayaṃ sa puruṣavyāghraḥ punar āyāti dharmavit ||
yo naḥ svān iva dāyādān dharmeṇa parirakṣati ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
ततः उच्चावचाः वाचः प्रियाः प्रियचिकीर्षुभिःtataḥ uccāvacāḥ vācaḥ priyāḥ priyacikīrṣubhiḥthen various words — loud and soft, affectionate — spoken by those who wished them well,
उदीरिताः अशृण्वन् ते पाण्डवाः हृदयंगमाःudīritāḥ aśṛṇvan te pāṇḍavāḥ hṛdayaṃgamāḥwere heard by the Pandavas, words that touched the heart:
अयं सः पुरुषव्याघ्रः पुनः आयाति धर्मवित्ayaṃ saḥ puruṣavyāghraḥ punaḥ āyāti dharmavit"here comes that tiger among men, the knower of dharma, once more,
यः नः स्वान् इव दायादान् धर्मेण परिरक्षतिyaḥ naḥ svān iva dāyādān dharmeṇa parirakṣatiwho protects us by dharma as if we were his own heirs!"
ततtataoriginal form "tata", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
उच्चावचाuccāvacāoriginal form "uccāvacā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
उदीरिताudīritāoriginal form "udīritā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अशृण्वंस्aśṛṇvaṃsoriginal form "aśṛṇvaṃs", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पाण्डवाpāṇḍavāoriginal form "pāṇḍavā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सsaoriginal form "sa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पुनर्punaroriginal form "punar", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
योyooriginal form "yo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
The citizens said: "Then various words — loud and soft, affectionate words spoken by those who wished them well — the Pandavas heard, words that touched the heart: 'Here comes again that tiger among men, the knower of dharma, who protects us by dharma as if we were his own heirs!'"
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Here the people's love for a righteous ruler pours out in speech. It is telling that the citizens see in Yudhishthira a protector who cares for them "as his own": people love one who rules by dharma as a father would. Here it is revealed that righteous rule wins not fear but love. Thus the text reveals the subjects' devotion to the Pandavas; and this love is the measure of their righteousness.