Mahabharata 1.200.9–10

Rājyalābha-parva (nārada-āgamana) (The Arrival of Nārada)1.200.9–10

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Mahabharata · 1.200.9–10

॥

Devanāgarī

अथ तेषूपविष्टेषु सर्वेष्व् एव महात्मसु ॥
नारदस् त्व् अथ देवर्षिर् आजगाम यदृच्छया ॥
आसनं रुचिरं तस्मै प्रददौ स्वं युधिष्ठिरः ॥
देवर्षेर् उपविष्टस्य स्वयम् अर्घ्यं यथाविधि ॥
प्रादाद् युधिष्ठिरो धीमान् राज्यं चास्मै न्यवेदयत् ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

atha teṣūpaviṣṭeṣu sarveṣv eva mahātmasu ||
nāradas tv atha devarṣir ājagāma yadṛcchayā ||
āsanaṃ ruciraṃ tasmai pradadau svaṃ yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ||
devarṣer upaviṣṭasya svayam arghyaṃ yathāvidhi ||
prādād yudhiṣṭhiro dhīmān rājyaṃ cāsmai nyavedayat ||

Word-by-word

SanskritIASTMeaning

अथ तेषु उपविष्टेषु सर्वेषु एव महात्मसुatha teṣu upaviṣṭeṣu sarveṣu eva mahātmasuand now, when all those great-souled ones had taken their seats,

नारदः तु अथ देवर्षिः आजगाम यदृच्छयाnāradaḥ tu atha devarṣiḥ ājagāma yadṛcchayāthe divine sage Narada arrived unannounced;

आसनं रुचिरं तस्मै प्रददौ स्वं युधिष्ठिरःāsanaṃ ruciraṃ tasmai pradadau svaṃ yudhiṣṭhiraḥYudhishthira offered him his own splendid seat;

देवर्षेः उपविष्टस्य स्वयम् अर्घ्यं यथाविधिdevarṣeḥ upaviṣṭasya svayam arghyaṃ yathāvidhito the divine sage, once seated, [Yudhishthira] himself, as is proper,

प्रादात् युधिष्ठिरः धीमान् राज्यं च अस्मै न्यवेदयत्prādāt yudhiṣṭhiraḥ dhīmān rājyaṃ ca asmai nyavedayatpresented the arghya, the wise Yudhishthira, and placed his kingdom at his disposal;

तेषूपविष्टेषुteṣūpaviṣṭeṣuoriginal form «teṣūpaviṣṭeṣu», added to complete the word-by-word coverage

सर्वेष्व्sarveṣvoriginal form «sarveṣv», added to complete the word-by-word coverage

नारदस्nāradasoriginal form «nāradas», added to complete the word-by-word coverage

त्व्tvoriginal form «tv», added to complete the word-by-word coverage

देवर्षिर्devarṣiroriginal form «devarṣir», added to complete the word-by-word coverage

देवर्षेर्devarṣeroriginal form «devarṣer», added to complete the word-by-word coverage

प्रादाद्prādādoriginal form «prādād», added to complete the word-by-word coverage

युधिष्ठिरोyudhiṣṭhirooriginal form «yudhiṣṭhiro», added to complete the word-by-word coverage

चास्मैcāsmaioriginal form «cāsmai», added to complete the word-by-word coverage

Translation

"And now, when all those great-souled ones had taken their seats, the divine sage Narada arrived unannounced; Yudhishthira offered him his own splendid seat; to the divine sage, once seated, the wise Yudhishthira himself, as is proper, offered the arghya, and placed his kingdom at his service."

Commentary

Here the king honors the holy one above himself. It is telling that Yudhishthira yields his own seat to Narada and offers him the whole kingdom: before the sage, the ruler makes himself small. Here it becomes clear that reverence for the holy is the ornament of a righteous king. Thus the scripture shows Yudhishthira's humility; and Narada's arrival brings a good teaching.

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