Mahabharata · 1.210.10–11
॥
Devanāgarī
प्रतिगृह्यार्जुनः सर्वम् उपभुज्य च पाण्डवः ॥
सहैव वासुदेवेन दृष्टवान् नटनर्तकान् ॥
अभ्यनुज्ञाप्य तान् सर्वान् अर्चयित्वा च पाण्डवः ॥
सत्कृतं शयनं दिव्यम् अभ्यगच्छन् महाद्युतिः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
pratigṛhyārjunaḥ sarvam upabhujya ca pāṇḍavaḥ ||
sahaiva vāsudevena dṛṣṭavān naṭanartakān ||
abhyanujñāpya tān sarvān arcayitvā ca pāṇḍavaḥ ||
satkṛtaṃ śayanaṃ divyam abhyagacchan mahādyutiḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
प्रतिगृह्य अर्जुनः सर्वम् उपभुज्य च पाण्डवःpratigṛhya arjunaḥ sarvam upabhujya ca pāṇḍavaḥhaving received everything and partaken of it, Arjuna the Pandava,
सह एव वासुदेवेन दृष्टवान् नटनर्तकान्saha eva vāsudevena dṛṣṭavān naṭanartakāntogether with Vasudeva, watched actors and dancers;
अभ्यनुज्ञाप्य तान् सर्वान् अर्चयित्वा च पाण्डवःabhyanujñāpya tān sarvān arcayitvā ca pāṇḍavaḥhaving dismissed them all and honored them, the Pandava,
सत्कृतं शयनं दिव्यम् अभ्यगच्छत् महाद्युतिःsatkṛtaṃ śayanaṃ divyam abhyagacchat mahādyutiḥapproached the well-prepared, divine couch, the greatly resplendent one;
प्रतिगृह्यार्जुनःpratigṛhyārjunaḥoriginal form "pratigṛhyārjunaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सहैवsahaivaoriginal form "sahaiva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अभ्यगच्छन्abhyagacchanoriginal form "abhyagacchan", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
"Having received everything and partaken of it, Arjuna the Pandava, together with Vasudeva, watched actors and dancers; and having dismissed them all and honored them, the Pandava approached the well-prepared, divine couch, the greatly resplendent one."
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Here even amusements are savored in the Lord's company. Arjuna both feasts and watches the performances "together with Vasudeva": the devotee's joy lies in being with the Lord, whatever he is doing. It is also notable that he honored the performers as he dismissed them: the noble give their due even to those who serve. Closeness to the Lord sanctifies leisure itself. So the verse shows the bliss of Arjuna's fellowship with Krishna.