Mahabharata
Sabhākriyā-parva (The Consecration of the Hall and the Gathering of Sages and Kings)2.4.28–30
1959 / 15823
Mahabharata · 2.4.28–30
Devanāgarī

अर्जुनं चापि संश्रित्य राजपुत्रा महाबलाः ॥
अशिक्षन्त धनुर्वेदं रौरवाजिनवाससः ॥
तत्रैव शिक्षिता राजन् कुमारा वृष्णिनन्दनाः ॥
रौक्मिणेयश् च साम्बश् च युयुधानश् च सात्यकिः ॥
एते चान्ये च बहवो राजानः पृथिवीपते ॥
धनंजयसखा चात्र नित्यम् आस्ते स्म तुम्बुरुः ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

arjunaṃ cāpi saṃśritya rājaputrā mahābalāḥ ||
aśikṣanta dhanurvedaṃ rauravājinavāsasaḥ ||
tatraiva śikṣitā rājan kumārā vṛṣṇinandanāḥ ||
raukmiṇeyaś ca sāmbaś ca yuyudhānaś ca sātyakiḥ ||
ete cānye ca bahavo rājānaḥ pṛthivīpate ||
dhanaṃjayasakhā cātra nityam āste sma tumburuḥ ||

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SanskritIASTMeaning
अर्जुनम् च अपि संश्रित्यarjunam ca api saṃśrityahaving taken refuge in Arjuna,
राज-पुत्राः महा-बलाःrāja-putrāḥ mahā-balāḥthe mighty princes
अशिक्षन्त धनुर्-वेदम्aśikṣanta dhanur-vedamstudied the science of the bow,
रौरव-अजिन-वाससःraurava-ajina-vāsasaḥclad in the hides of the ruru [antelope];
तत्र एव शिक्षिताः राजन्tatra eva śikṣitāḥ rājanthere too were trained, O king,
कुमाराः वृष्णि-नन्दनाःkumārāḥ vṛṣṇi-nandanāḥthe princes, the joys of the Vrishnis:
रौक्मिणेयः च साम्बः चraukmiṇeyaḥ ca sāmbaḥ caRaukmineya [Pradyumna], Samba,
युयुधानः च सात्यकिःyuyudhānaḥ ca sātyakiḥYuyudhana Satyaki;
एते च अन्ये च बहवःete ca anye ca bahavaḥthese and many other
राजानः पृथिवी-पतेrājānaḥ pṛthivī-patekings, O lord of the earth;
धनंजय-सखा च अत्रdhanaṃjaya-sakhā ca atraand the friend of Dhananjaya
नित्यम् आस्ते स्म तुम्बुरुःnityam āste sma tumburuḥalways dwelt here — Tumburu.
अर्जुनंarjunaṃoriginal form "arjunaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चापिcāpioriginal form "cāpi", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
राजपुत्राrājaputrāoriginal form "rājaputrā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
महाबलाःmahābalāḥoriginal form "mahābalāḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
धनुर्वेदंdhanurvedaṃoriginal form "dhanurvedaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
रौरवाजिनवाससःrauravājinavāsasaḥoriginal form "rauravājinavāsasaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तत्रैवtatraivaoriginal form "tatraiva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
शिक्षिताśikṣitāoriginal form "śikṣitā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कुमाराkumārāoriginal form "kumārā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वृष्णिनन्दनाःvṛṣṇinandanāḥoriginal form "vṛṣṇinandanāḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
रौक्मिणेयश्raukmiṇeyaśoriginal form "raukmiṇeyaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
साम्बश्sāmbaśoriginal form "sāmbaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
युयुधानश्yuyudhānaśoriginal form "yuyudhānaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चान्येcānyeoriginal form "cānye", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
बहवोbahavooriginal form "bahavo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पृथिवीपतेpṛthivīpateoriginal form "pṛthivīpate", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
धनंजयसखाdhanaṃjayasakhāoriginal form "dhanaṃjayasakhā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चात्रcātraoriginal form "cātra", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation

"Having taken refuge in Arjuna, the mighty princes, clad in the hides of antelopes, studied the science of the bow; there too, O king, were trained the princes — the joys of the Vrishnis: Raukmineya [Pradyumna], Samba, Yuyudhana Satyaki; these and many other kings, O lord of the earth. And Tumburu, the friend of Dhananjaya, always dwelt here."

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