Mahabharata · 1.205.5–6
॥
Devanāgarī
अथ दीर्घेण कालेन ब्राह्मणस्य विशां पते ॥
कस्य चित् तस्कराः के चिज् जह्रुर् गा नृपसत्तम ॥
ह्रियमाणे धने तस्मिन् ब्राह्मणः क्रोधमूर्च्छितः ॥
आगम्य खाण्डवप्रस्थम् उदक्रोशत पाण्डवान् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
atha dīrgheṇa kālena brāhmaṇasya viśāṃ pate ||
kasya cit taskarāḥ ke cij jahrur gā nṛpasattama ||
hriyamāṇe dhane tasmin brāhmaṇaḥ krodhamūrcchitaḥ ||
āgamya khāṇḍavaprastham udakrośata pāṇḍavān ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
अथ दीर्घेण कालेन ब्राह्मणस्य विशां पतेatha dīrgheṇa kālena brāhmaṇasya viśāṃ patethen, after a long time, O lord of the people, from a certain brahmin
कस्य चित् तस्कराः के चित् जह्रुः गाः नृपसत्तमkasya cit taskarāḥ ke cit jahruḥ gāḥ nṛpasattamasome thieves drove off cows, O best of kings;
ह्रियमाणे धने तस्मिन् ब्राह्मणः क्रोधमूर्च्छितःhriyamāṇe dhane tasmin brāhmaṇaḥ krodhamūrcchitaḥas that wealth was being carried off, the brahmin, senseless with anger,
आगम्य खाण्डवप्रस्थम् उदक्रोशत पाण्डवान्āgamya khāṇḍavaprastham udakrośata pāṇḍavāncoming to Khandavaprastha, cried out to the Pandavas:
चिज्cijoriginal form "cij", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
जह्रुर्jahruroriginal form "jahrur", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
गाgāoriginal form "gā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
"Then, after a long time, some thieves drove off the cows of a certain brahmin; as that wealth was being carried off, the brahmin, senseless with anger, coming to Khandavaprastha, cried out to the Pandavas."
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cab1e8beda80 · published Jul 12, 2026, 6:01:16 PM UTC
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Here the wronged man seeks justice from the king. It is telling that the plundered brahmin goes straight to the Pandavas: a subject has the right to demand protection from the sovereign. Guarding the weak and the brahmins is the foremost duty of power. Thus scripture shows trust in the king's justice; and the brahmin's cry lays upon the Pandavas their duty as protectors.