Mahabharata
Arjuna-vanavāsa-parva (The Marriage of Subhadrā and the Birth of Offspring)1.213.22–24
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Mahabharata · 1.213.22–24
Devanāgarī

श्रुत्वा तु पुण्डरीकाक्षः संप्राप्तं स्वपुरोत्तमम् ॥
अर्जुनं पाण्डवश्रेष्ठम् इन्द्रप्रस्थगतं तदा ॥
आजगाम विशुद्धात्मा सह रामेण केशवः ॥
वृष्ण्यन्धकमहामात्रैः सह वीरैर् महारथैः ॥
भ्रातृभिश् च कुमारैश् च योधैश् च शतशो वृतः ॥
सैन्येन महता शौरिर् अभिगुप्तः परंतपः ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

śrutvā tu puṇḍarīkākṣaḥ saṃprāptaṃ svapurottamam ||
arjunaṃ pāṇḍavaśreṣṭham indraprasthagataṃ tadā ||
ājagāma viśuddhātmā saha rāmeṇa keśavaḥ ||
vṛṣṇyandhakamahāmātraiḥ saha vīrair mahārathaiḥ ||
bhrātṛbhiś ca kumāraiś ca yodhaiś ca śataśo vṛtaḥ ||
sainyena mahatā śaurir abhiguptaḥ paraṃtapaḥ ||

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SanskritIASTMeaning
श्रुत्वा तु पुण्डरीकाक्षः संप्राप्तं स्वपुरोत्तमम्śrutvā tu puṇḍarīkākṣaḥ saṃprāptaṃ svapurottamamhearing that he had reached his finest city,
अर्जुनं पाण्डवश्रेष्ठम् इन्द्रप्रस्थगतं तदाarjunaṃ pāṇḍavaśreṣṭham indraprasthagataṃ tadāArjuna, best of the Pandavas, had arrived in Indraprastha, then the lotus-eyed one,
आजगाम विशुद्धात्मा सह रामेण केशवःājagāma viśuddhātmā saha rāmeṇa keśavaḥcame, pure of soul, Keshava, with Rama [Balarama],
वृष्ण्यन्धकमहामात्रैः सह वीरैः महारथैःvṛṣṇyandhakamahāmātraiḥ saha vīraiḥ mahārathaiḥwith the great commanders of the Vrishnis and Andhakas, heroes, great charioteers,
भ्रातृभिः च कुमारैः च योधैः च शतशः वृतःbhrātṛbhiḥ ca kumāraiḥ ca yodhaiḥ ca śataśaḥ vṛtaḥsurrounded by his brothers, and princes, and warriors by the hundred,
सैन्येन महता शौरिः अभिगुप्तः परंतपःsainyena mahatā śauriḥ abhiguptaḥ paraṃtapaḥguarded by a great army, Shauri, scourge of foes;
वीरैर्vīrairoriginal form "vīrair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भ्रातृभिश्bhrātṛbhiśoriginal form "bhrātṛbhiś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कुमारैश्kumāraiśoriginal form "kumāraiś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
योधैश्yodhaiśoriginal form "yodhaiś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
शतशोśataśooriginal form "śataśo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
शौरिर्śauriroriginal form "śaurir", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation

Hearing that Arjuna, best of the Pandavas, had arrived in his finest city, in Indraprastha, then the lotus-eyed Keshava, pure of soul, came with Rama, with the great commanders of the Vrishnis and Andhakas, heroes, surrounded by his brothers, princes and warriors by the hundred, guarded by a great army, Shauri, scourge of foes.

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