Mahabharata · 1.222.7–8
॥
Devanāgarī
यो नो द्वेष्टारम् आदाय श्येनराज प्रधावसि ॥
भव त्वं दिवम् आस्थाय निरमित्रो हिरण्मयः ॥
यदा स भक्षितस् तेन क्षुधितेन पतत्रिणा ॥
तदाहं तम् अनुज्ञाप्य प्रत्युपायां गृहान् प्रति ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
yo no dveṣṭāram ādāya śyenarāja pradhāvasi ||
bhava tvaṃ divam āsthāya niramitro hiraṇmayaḥ ||
yadā sa bhakṣitas tena kṣudhitena patatriṇā ||
tadāhaṃ tam anujñāpya pratyupāyāṃ gṛhān prati ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
यः नः द्वेष्टारम् आदाय श्येनराज प्रधावसिyaḥ naḥ dveṣṭāram ādāya śyenarāja pradhāvasiYou who, taking our enemy, rush away, O king of hawks —
भव त्वं दिवम् आस्थाय निरमित्रः हिरण्मयःbhava tvaṃ divam āsthāya niramitraḥ hiraṇmayaḥremain, dwelling in the sky, without enemies, golden!"
यदा सः भक्षितः तेन क्षुधितेन पतत्रिणाyadā saḥ bhakṣitaḥ tena kṣudhitena patatriṇāwhen the mouse had been eaten by that hungry bird,
तदा अहं तम् अनुज्ञाप्य प्रत्युपायां गृहान् प्रतिtadā ahaṃ tam anujñāpya pratyupāyāṃ gṛhān pratithen I, having taken leave of him, returned home;
योyooriginal form "yo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नोnooriginal form "no", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
निरमित्रोniramitrooriginal form "niramitro", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सsaoriginal form "sa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भक्षितस्bhakṣitasoriginal form "bhakṣitas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तदाहंtadāhaṃoriginal form "tadāhaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
"You who, taking our enemy, rush away, O king of hawks — remain, dwelling in the sky, without enemies, golden!" When the mouse had been eaten by that hungry bird, then I, having taken leave of him, returned home.
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5de9a1ee3f3b · published Jul 12, 2026, 6:20:36 PM UTC
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Here a mother thanks her deliverer with a blessing. It is telling that Jarita wishes the hawk well — 'without enemies, golden': gratitude repays good even for a small kindness. In this lies good conduct, which does not remain in debt for a service rendered. So the scripture shows Jarita's gratitude; and, having assured herself, she calls her children into the hole.