Mahabharata · 2.1.12–13
॥
Devanāgarī
प्रतिगृह्य तु तद् वाक्यं संप्रहृष्टो मयस् तदा ॥
विमानप्रतिमां चक्रे पाण्डवस्य सभां मुदा ॥
ततः कृष्णश् च पार्थश् च धर्मराजे युधिष्ठिरे ॥
सर्वम् एतद् यथावेद्य दर्शयाम् आसतुर् मयम् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
pratigṛhya tu tad vākyaṃ saṃprahṛṣṭo mayas tadā ||
vimānapratimāṃ cakre pāṇḍavasya sabhāṃ mudā ||
tataḥ kṛṣṇaś ca pārthaś ca dharmarāje yudhiṣṭhire ||
sarvam etad yathāvedya darśayām āsatur mayam ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
प्रतिगृह्य तु तत् वाक्यम्pratigṛhya tu tat vākyamhaving accepted that word,
संप्रहृष्टः मयः तदाsaṃprahṛṣṭaḥ mayaḥ tadāMaya, rejoicing, then
विमान-प्रतिमाम् चक्रेvimāna-pratimām cakrecreated, resembling a celestial chariot,
पाण्डवस्य सभाम् मुदाpāṇḍavasya sabhām mudāa sabha for the Pandava, with joy;
ततः कृष्णः च पार्थः चtataḥ kṛṣṇaḥ ca pārthaḥ cathen Krishna and Partha,
धर्म-राजे युधिष्ठिरेdharma-rāje yudhiṣṭhireto the Dharmaraja Yudhishthira,
सर्वम् एतत् यथा-वेद्यsarvam etat yathā-vedyahaving duly related all this,
दर्शयाम् आसतुः मयम्darśayām āsatuḥ mayampresented Maya to him.
तद्tadoriginal form "tad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वाक्यंvākyaṃoriginal form "vākyaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
संप्रहृष्टोsaṃprahṛṣṭooriginal form "saṃprahṛṣṭo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मयस्mayasoriginal form "mayas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विमानप्रतिमांvimānapratimāṃoriginal form "vimānapratimāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सभांsabhāṃoriginal form "sabhāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कृष्णश्kṛṣṇaśoriginal form "kṛṣṇaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पार्थश्pārthaśoriginal form "pārthaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
धर्मराजेdharmarājeoriginal form "dharmarāje", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
एतद्etadoriginal form "etad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यथावेद्यyathāvedyaoriginal form "yathāvedya", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
आसतुर्āsaturoriginal form "āsatur", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
Vaishampayana said: "Having accepted that word, Maya, rejoicing, then joyfully created for the Pandava a sabha resembling a celestial chariot. Then Krishna and Partha, having duly related all this to the Dharmaraja Yudhishthira, presented Maya to him."
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d3a3057aaf4f · published Jul 16, 2026, 2:43:40 PM UTC
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Here the command is accepted with joy, not as a burden. It is significant that Maya undertakes the work 'rejoicing': service accepted with love itself becomes happiness. And Krishna and Arjuna do not simply act on their own but disclose everything to the king and bring the architect before him -- for in a righteous household matters are settled in harmony and with respect for one's elder. Thus scripture shows the beginning of a good work; and Yudhishthira honors the guest.