Mahabharata · 1.205.3–4
॥
Devanāgarī
ते तया तैश् च सा वीरैः पतिभिः सह पञ्चभिः ॥
बभूव परमप्रीता नागैर् इव सरस्वती ॥
वर्तमानेषु धर्मेण पाण्डवेषु महात्मसु ॥
व्यवर्धन् कुरवः सर्वे हीनदोषाः सुखान्विताः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
te tayā taiś ca sā vīraiḥ patibhiḥ saha pañcabhiḥ ||
babhūva paramaprītā nāgair iva sarasvatī ||
vartamāneṣu dharmeṇa pāṇḍaveṣu mahātmasu ||
vyavardhan kuravaḥ sarve hīnadoṣāḥ sukhānvitāḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
ते तया तैः च सा वीरैः पतिभिः सह पञ्चभिःte tayā taiḥ ca sā vīraiḥ patibhiḥ saha pañcabhiḥthey — with her, and she — with those five heroic husbands,
बभूव परमप्रीता नागैः इव सरस्वतीbabhūva paramaprītā nāgaiḥ iva sarasvatīdwelt in the greatest delight, like Sarasvati among elephants;
वर्तमानेषु धर्मेण पाण्डवेषु महात्मसुvartamāneṣu dharmeṇa pāṇḍaveṣu mahātmasuwhile the great-souled Pandavas acted according to dharma,
व्यवर्धन् कुरवः सर्वे हीनदोषाः सुखान्विताःvyavardhan kuravaḥ sarve hīnadoṣāḥ sukhānvitāḥall the Kurus prospered, free of fault, endowed with happiness;
तैश्taiśoriginal form "taiś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नागैर्nāgairoriginal form "nāgair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
"They — with her, and she — with those five heroic husbands, dwelt in the greatest delight, like Sarasvati among elephants; while the great-souled Pandavas acted according to dharma, all the Kurus prospered, free of fault, endowed with happiness."
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Here the people's prosperity flows from the righteousness of kings. It is telling that, so long as the Pandavas "act according to dharma," the whole line of the Kurus prospers "free of fault": the virtue of rulers pours out as good for their subjects. The righteousness of the head sanctifies the whole household and kingdom. Thus scripture shows the bond between dharma and flourishing; and the happiness of the Kurus is a reflection of the Pandavas' dharma.