Mahabharata · 1.200.16–17
॥
Devanāgarī
गतायाम् अथ कृष्णायां युधिष्ठिरपुरोगमान् ॥
विविक्ते पाण्डवान् सर्वान् उवाच भगवान् ऋषिः ॥
पाञ्चाली भवताम् एका धर्मपत्नी यशस्विनी ॥
यथा वो नात्र भेदः स्यात् तथा नीतिर् विधीयताम् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
gatāyām atha kṛṣṇāyāṃ yudhiṣṭhirapurogamān ||
vivikte pāṇḍavān sarvān uvāca bhagavān ṛṣiḥ ||
pāñcālī bhavatām ekā dharmapatnī yaśasvinī ||
yathā vo nātra bhedaḥ syāt tathā nītir vidhīyatām ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
गतायाम् अथ कृष्णायां युधिष्ठिरपुरोगमान्gatāyām atha kṛṣṇāyāṃ yudhiṣṭhirapurogamānwhen Krishna had gone, [addressing] the Pandavas headed by Yudhishthira,
विविक्ते पाण्डवान् सर्वान् उवाच भगवान् ऋषिःvivikte pāṇḍavān sarvān uvāca bhagavān ṛṣiḥthe blessed sage said to all the Pandavas in private:
पाञ्चाली भवताम् एका धर्मपत्नी यशस्विनीpāñcālī bhavatām ekā dharmapatnī yaśasvinī'The Panchali woman is the single glorious dharma-wife of you all;
यथा वः न अत्र भेदः स्यात् तथा नीतिः विधीयताम्yathā vaḥ na atra bhedaḥ syāt tathā nītiḥ vidhīyatāmso establish a rule, that there be no discord among you because of her;
वोvooriginal form «vo», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नात्रnātraoriginal form «nātra», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नीतिर्nītiroriginal form «nītir», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
Narada said: "When Krishna had gone, addressing the Pandavas headed by Yudhishthira, the blessed sage said to them all in private: 'The daughter of Panchala is the single glorious dharma-wife of you all; so establish a rule among yourselves, that there be no discord among you because of her.'"
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Here the far-seeing holy one attends to the brothers' unity in advance. It is telling that Narada, without waiting for calamity, orders a rule to be established: wisdom forestalls discord rather than treating it after the fact. Here foresighted care that guards harmony shows itself. Thus the scripture shows Narada's foresight; and his counsel is a shield against future strife.