Mahabharata · 1.204.5–6
॥
Devanāgarī
अन्तःपुरे वनोद्याने पर्वतोपवनेषु च ॥
यथेप्सितेषु देशेषु विजह्राते ऽमराव् इव ॥
ततः कदा चिद् विन्ध्यस्य पृष्ठे समशिलातले ॥
पुष्पिताग्रेषु शालेषु विहारम् अभिजग्मतुः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
antaḥpure vanodyāne parvatopavaneṣu ca ||
yathepsiteṣu deśeṣu vijahrāte 'marāv iva ||
tataḥ kadā cid vindhyasya pṛṣṭhe samaśilātale ||
puṣpitāgreṣu śāleṣu vihāram abhijagmatuḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
अन्तःपुरे वनोद्याने पर्वतोपवनेषु चantaḥpure vanodyāne parvatopavaneṣu cain inner chambers, in forest gardens, and in mountain groves,
यथेप्सितेषु देशेषु विजह्राते अमरौ इवyathepsiteṣu deśeṣu vijahrāte amarau ivain places according to their own desire, they amused themselves like immortals;
ततः कदा चित् विन्ध्यस्य पृष्ठे समशिलातलेtataḥ kadā cit vindhyasya pṛṣṭhe samaśilātalethen one day, on the ridge of the Vindhya, on a level rocky plateau,
पुष्पिताग्रेषु शालेषु विहारम् अभिजग्मतुःpuṣpitāgreṣu śāleṣu vihāram abhijagmatuḥamid sal trees with flowering crowns, they went out for a pleasure excursion;
ऽमराव्'marāvoriginal form "'marāv", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चिद्cidoriginal form "cid", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
"In inner chambers, in forest gardens, and in mountain groves, in places according to their desire, they amused themselves like immortals; then one day, on the ridge of the Vindhya, on a level rocky plateau, amid sal trees with flowering crowns, they went out for a pleasure excursion."
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Here, on the very ground where austerity was performed, revelry now holds sway. It is significant that the Vindhya, once witness to their asceticism, has become the scene of their dissipation: where severity was, indulgence now reigns. Herein lies a lesson: the fall takes place on the same ground where the ascent occurred. Thus the scripture shows the change from tapas to pleasures; and it is here that fate will overtake them.