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Mahabharata
Rājyalābha-parva (The Conquest of the Three Worlds)1.202.1–2
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Mahabharata · 1.202.1–2
॥
Devanāgarī

नारद उवाच
उत्सवे वृत्तमात्रे तु त्रैलोक्याकाङ्क्षिणाव् उभौ ॥
मन्त्रयित्वा ततः सेनां ताव् आज्ञापयतां तदा ॥
सुहृद्भिर् अभ्यनुज्ञातौ दैत्यवृद्धैश् च मन्त्रिभिः ॥
कृत्वा प्रास्थानिकं रात्रौ मघासु ययतुस् तदा ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

nārada uvāca
utsave vṛttamātre tu trailokyākāṅkṣiṇāv ubhau ||
mantrayitvā tataḥ senāṃ tāv ājñāpayatāṃ tadā ||
suhṛdbhir abhyanujñātau daityavṛddhaiś ca mantribhiḥ ||
kṛtvā prāsthānikaṃ rātrau maghāsu yayatus tadā ||

Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
उत्सवे वृत्तमात्रे तु त्रैलोक्याकाङ्क्षिणौ उभौutsave vṛttamātre tu trailokyākāṅkṣiṇau ubhauAs soon as the festival had ended, the two of them, both craving the three worlds,
मन्त्रयित्वा ततः सेनां तौ आज्ञापयतां तदाmantrayitvā tataḥ senāṃ tau ājñāpayatāṃ tadāhaving taken counsel, then commanded the army to march;
सुहृद्भिः अभ्यनुज्ञातौ दैत्यवृद्धैः च मन्त्रिभिःsuhṛdbhiḥ abhyanujñātau daityavṛddhaiḥ ca mantribhiḥsent off with blessings by their friends and the elder counselors of the daityas,
कृत्वा प्रास्थानिकं रात्रौ मघासु ययतुः तदाkṛtvā prāsthānikaṃ rātrau maghāsu yayatuḥ tadāhaving performed the rite of departure, at night, under the constellation Maghā, they set out;
नारदnāradaoriginal form "nārada", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
त्रैलोक्याकाङ्क्षिणाव्trailokyākāṅkṣiṇāvoriginal form "trailokyākāṅkṣiṇāv", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ताव्tāvoriginal form "tāv", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सुहृद्भिर्suhṛdbhiroriginal form "suhṛdbhir", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दैत्यवृद्धैश्daityavṛddhaiśoriginal form "daityavṛddhaiś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ययतुस्yayatusoriginal form "yayatus", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation

Narada said: "As soon as the festival had ended, the two of them, both craving the three worlds, having taken counsel, commanded the army to march; sent off with blessings by their friends and the elder counselors of the daityas, having performed the rite of departure, at night, under the constellation Maghā, they set out."

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