Mahabharata · 1.215.10–11
॥
Devanāgarī
स युवाभ्यां सहायाभ्याम् अस्त्रविद्भ्यां समागतः ॥
दहेयं खाण्डवं दावम् एतद् अन्नं वृतं मया ॥
युवां ह्य् उदकधारास् ता भूतानि च समन्ततः ॥
उत्तमास्त्रविदो सम्यक् सर्वतो वारयिष्यथः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sa yuvābhyāṃ sahāyābhyām astravidbhyāṃ samāgataḥ ||
daheyaṃ khāṇḍavaṃ dāvam etad annaṃ vṛtaṃ mayā ||
yuvāṃ hy udakadhārās tā bhūtāni ca samantataḥ ||
uttamāstravido samyak sarvato vārayiṣyathaḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
सः युवाभ्यां सहायाभ्याम् अस्त्रविद्भ्यां समागतःsaḥ yuvābhyāṃ sahāyābhyām astravidbhyāṃ samāgataḥ[but] joined with you two, allies, knowers of weapons,
दहेयं खाण्डवं दावम् एतत् अन्नं वृतं मयाdaheyaṃ khāṇḍavaṃ dāvam etat annaṃ vṛtaṃ mayāI would burn the forest Khandava; this food is chosen by me;
युवां हि उदकधाराः ताः भूतानि च समन्ततःyuvāṃ hi udakadhārāḥ tāḥ bhūtāni ca samantataḥfor you two, the streams of water and the creatures everywhere,
उत्तमास्त्रविदौ सम्यक् सर्वतः वारयिष्यथःuttamāstravidau samyak sarvataḥ vārayiṣyathaḥknowers of the highest weapons, ward off properly from every side.'
सsaoriginal form "sa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
एतद्etadoriginal form "etad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ह्य्hyoriginal form "hy", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
उदकधारास्udakadhārāsoriginal form "udakadhārās", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ताtāoriginal form "tā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
उत्तमास्त्रविदोuttamāstravidooriginal form "uttamāstravido", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सर्वतोsarvatooriginal form "sarvato", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
"But joined with you two, allies, knowers of weapons, I would burn the forest Khandava; this food is chosen by me; for you, knowers of the highest weapons, shall ward off, on every side, the streams of water and the creatures everywhere, as is proper."
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Here even a god seeks the assistance of heroes. It is significant that Agni asks Krishna and Arjuna to ward off Indra's rain: some things even a god cannot accomplish without a chosen instrument. Thus the Lord arranges affairs through His chosen ones, making them participants in His design. The scripture shows here the need for a union of the divine and the human; and Agni entrusts the task to the two heroes.