Mahabharata · 1.200.7–8
॥
Devanāgarī
जितारयो महाप्राज्ञाः सत्यधर्मपरायणाः ॥
मुदं परमिकां प्राप्तास् तत्रोषुः पाण्डुनन्दनाः ॥
कुर्वाणाः पौरकार्याणि सर्वाणि पुरुषर्षभाः ॥
आसां चक्रुर् महार्हेषु पार्थिवेष्व् आसनेषु च ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
jitārayo mahāprājñāḥ satyadharmaparāyaṇāḥ ||
mudaṃ paramikāṃ prāptās tatroṣuḥ pāṇḍunandanāḥ ||
kurvāṇāḥ paurakāryāṇi sarvāṇi puruṣarṣabhāḥ ||
āsāṃ cakrur mahārheṣu pārthiveṣv āsaneṣu ca ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
जितारयः महाप्राज्ञाः सत्यधर्मपरायणाःjitārayaḥ mahāprājñāḥ satyadharmaparāyaṇāḥhaving conquered their enemies, greatly wise, devoted to truth and dharma,
मुदं परमिकां प्राप्ताः तत्र ऊषुः पाण्डुनन्दनाःmudaṃ paramikāṃ prāptāḥ tatra ūṣuḥ pāṇḍunandanāḥhaving attained supreme joy, the delights of Pandu dwelt there;
कुर्वाणाः पौरकार्याणि सर्वाणि पुरुषर्षभाःkurvāṇāḥ paurakāryāṇi sarvāṇi puruṣarṣabhāḥattending to all the affairs of the citizens, bulls among men,
आसां चक्रुः महार्हेषु पार्थिवेषु आसनेषु चāsāṃ cakruḥ mahārheṣu pārthiveṣu āsaneṣu casat upon precious royal seats;
जितारयोjitārayooriginal form «jitārayo», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्राप्तास्prāptāsoriginal form «prāptās», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तत्रोषुःtatroṣuḥoriginal form «tatroṣuḥ», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चक्रुर्cakruroriginal form «cakrur», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पार्थिवेष्व्pārthiveṣvoriginal form «pārthiveṣv», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
"Having conquered their enemies, greatly wise, devoted to truth and dharma, the delights of Pandu, having attained supreme joy, dwelt there; attending to all the affairs of the citizens, those bulls among men sat upon precious royal seats."
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Here the king appears as a servant of his subjects. It is telling that the Pandavas 'attend to all the affairs of the citizens': true power cares for the people, not for itself. In this lies a lesson: the throne is a burden of service, not a license for idleness. Thus the scripture shows the active piety of rulers; and the people's prosperity is the fruit of their labors.