Mahabharata · 1.205.21–22
॥
Devanāgarī
सो ऽनुसृत्य महाबाहुर् धन्वी वर्मी रथी ध्वजी ॥
शरैर् विध्वंसितांश् चोरान् अवजित्य च तद् धनम् ॥
ब्राह्मणस्य उपाहृत्य यशः पीत्वा च पाण्डवः ॥
आजगाम पुरं वीरः सव्यसाची परंतपः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
so 'nusṛtya mahābāhur dhanvī varmī rathī dhvajī ||
śarair vidhvaṃsitāṃś corān avajitya ca tad dhanam ||
brāhmaṇasya upāhṛtya yaśaḥ pītvā ca pāṇḍavaḥ ||
ājagāma puraṃ vīraḥ savyasācī paraṃtapaḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
सः अनुसृत्य महाबाहुः धन्वी वर्मी रथी ध्वजीsaḥ anusṛtya mahābāhuḥ dhanvī varmī rathī dhvajīhe, the mighty-armed, pursuing, [as] archer, in armor, on a chariot, with a banner,
शरैः विध्वंसितान् चोरान् अवजित्य च तत् धनम्śaraiḥ vidhvaṃsitān corān avajitya ca tat dhanamhaving destroyed the thieves with arrows and won back that wealth,
ब्राह्मणस्य उपाहृत्य यशः पीत्वा च पाण्डवःbrāhmaṇasya upāhṛtya yaśaḥ pītvā ca pāṇḍavaḥhaving brought it to the brahmin and having drunk [= gained] fame, the Pandava,
आजगाम पुरं वीरः सव्यसाची परंतपःājagāma puraṃ vīraḥ savyasācī paraṃtapaḥthe hero Savyasachin, scorcher of foes, returned to the city;
सोsooriginal form "so", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽनुसृत्य'nusṛtyaoriginal form "'nusṛtya", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
महाबाहुर्mahābāhuroriginal form "mahābāhur", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
शरैर्śarairoriginal form "śarair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विध्वंसितांश्vidhvaṃsitāṃśoriginal form "vidhvaṃsitāṃś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तद्tadoriginal form "tad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
"That mighty-armed one, pursuing as an archer, in armor, upon a chariot, with a banner, having destroyed the thieves with arrows and won back that wealth, having restored it to the brahmin and gained fame, the Pandava, the hero Savyasachin, scorcher of foes, returned to the city."
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Here duty is fulfilled, and glory crowns the righteous deed. It is telling that, having protected the brahmin, Arjuna "drinks in fame": a good deed of itself begets good renown. The fulfillment of duty is itself its own reward and honor. Thus scripture shows the triumph of protection; and the brahmin's recovered wealth is the fruit of faithfulness to dharma.