Mahabharata · 1.211.1–2
॥
Devanāgarī
वैशंपायन उवाच
ततः कतिपयाहस्य तस्मिन् रैवतके गिरौ ॥
वृष्ण्यन्धकानाम् अभवत् सुमहान् उत्सवो नृप ॥
तत्र दानं ददुर् वीरा ब्राह्मणानां सहस्रशः ॥
भोजवृष्ण्यन्धकाश् चैव महे तस्य गिरेस् तदा ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
tataḥ katipayāhasya tasmin raivatake girau ||
vṛṣṇyandhakānām abhavat sumahān utsavo nṛpa ||
tatra dānaṃ dadur vīrā brāhmaṇānāṃ sahasraśaḥ ||
bhojavṛṣṇyandhakāś caiva mahe tasya gires tadā ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
ततः कतिपयाहस्य तस्मिन् रैवतके गिरौtataḥ katipayāhasya tasmin raivatake girauthen, after several days had passed, on that mountain Raivataka
वृष्ण्यन्धकानाम् अभवत् सुमहान् उत्सवः नृपvṛṣṇyandhakānām abhavat sumahān utsavaḥ nṛpathe Vrishnis and Andhakas had a most magnificent festival, O king;
तत्र दानं ददुः वीराः ब्राह्मणानां सहस्रशःtatra dānaṃ daduḥ vīrāḥ brāhmaṇānāṃ sahasraśaḥthere the heroes gave gifts to brahmins by the thousands,
भोजवृष्ण्यन्धकाः च एव महे तस्य गिरेः तदाbhojavṛṣṇyandhakāḥ ca eva mahe tasya gireḥ tadāthe Bhojas, Vrishnis, and Andhakas, at the festival of that mountain then;
वैशंपायनvaiśaṃpāyanaoriginal form "vaiśaṃpāyana", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
उत्सवोutsavooriginal form "utsavo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ददुर्daduroriginal form "dadur", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वीराvīrāoriginal form "vīrā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भोजवृष्ण्यन्धकाश्bhojavṛṣṇyandhakāśoriginal form "bhojavṛṣṇyandhakāś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चैवcaivaoriginal form "caiva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
गिरेस्giresoriginal form "gires", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
Vaishampayana said: "Then, after several days had passed, on that mountain Raivataka there was a most magnificent festival of the Vrishnis and Andhakas; there the heroes gave gifts to brahmins by the thousands — the Bhojas, Vrishnis, and Andhakas — at the festival of that mountain."
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Here the festival of the righteous begins with gifts to the brahmins. It is significant that the Vrishnis give gifts to the brahmins before the revelry begins: the pious sanctify celebration through generosity to the worthy. True joy is dissolved in charity. Thus scripture reveals the good custom of the Yadavas; and their festival is sanctified by giving.