Mahabharata · 1.213.30–31
॥
Devanāgarī
ततो युधिष्ठिरो राजा श्रुत्वा माधवम् आगतम् ॥
प्रतिग्रहार्थं कृष्णस्य यमौ प्रास्थापयत् तदा ॥
ताभ्यां प्रतिगृहीतं तद् वृष्णिचक्रं समृद्धिमत् ॥
विवेश खाण्डवप्रस्थं पताकाध्वजशोभितम् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
tato yudhiṣṭhiro rājā śrutvā mādhavam āgatam ||
pratigrahārthaṃ kṛṣṇasya yamau prāsthāpayat tadā ||
tābhyāṃ pratigṛhītaṃ tad vṛṣṇicakraṃ samṛddhimat ||
viveśa khāṇḍavaprasthaṃ patākādhvajaśobhitam ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
ततः युधिष्ठिरः राजा श्रुत्वा माधवम् आगतम्tataḥ yudhiṣṭhiraḥ rājā śrutvā mādhavam āgatamthen King Yudhishthira, hearing that Madhava [Krishna] had arrived,
प्रतिग्रहार्थं कृष्णस्य यमौ प्रास्थापयत् तदाpratigrahārthaṃ kṛṣṇasya yamau prāsthāpayat tadāsent the twins to receive Krishna;
ताभ्यां प्रतिगृहीतं तत् वृष्णिचक्रं समृद्धिमत्tābhyāṃ pratigṛhītaṃ tat vṛṣṇicakraṃ samṛddhimatreceived by those two, that flourishing host of Vrishnis
विवेश खाण्डवप्रस्थं पताकाध्वजशोभितम्viveśa khāṇḍavaprasthaṃ patākādhvajaśobhitamentered Khandavaprastha, adorned with banners and standards;
ततोtatooriginal form "tato", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
युधिष्ठिरोyudhiṣṭhirooriginal form "yudhiṣṭhiro", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तद्tadoriginal form "tad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
Then King Yudhishthira, hearing that Madhava had arrived, sent the twins to receive Krishna; received by those two, that flourishing host of Vrishnis entered Khandavaprastha, adorned with banners and standards.
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Here the Lord is received with fitting honor. It is telling that Yudhishthira sends his brothers to meet him: a dear guest — and the Lord himself — is met by going out to him. Here the reverent welcome of the Lord appears as a mark of devotion. Thus the scripture shows the hospitality of the Pandavas, and the city is adorned for Krishna's sake.