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Mahabharata
Sabhākriyā-parva (Nārada's Questions on the Duty of a King (Rājadharma))2.5.75–77
1991 / 15823
Mahabharata · 2.5.75–77
॥
Devanāgarī

कच्चिद् द्वौ प्रथमौ यामौ रात्र्यां सुप्त्वा विशां पते ॥
संचिन्तयसि धर्मार्थौ याम उत्थाय पश्चिमे ॥
कच्चिद् दर्शयसे नित्यं मनुष्यान् समलंकृतान् ॥
उत्थाय काले कालज्ञः सह पाण्डव मन्त्रिभिः ॥
कच्चिद् रक्ताम्बरधराः खड्गहस्ताः स्वलंकृताः ॥
अभितस् त्वाम् उपासन्ते रक्षणार्थम् अरिंदम ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

kaccid dvau prathamau yāmau rātryāṃ suptvā viśāṃ pate ||
saṃcintayasi dharmārthau yāma utthāya paścime ||
kaccid darśayase nityaṃ manuṣyān samalaṃkṛtān ||
utthāya kāle kālajñaḥ saha pāṇḍava mantribhiḥ ||
kaccid raktāmbaradharāḥ khaḍgahastāḥ svalaṃkṛtāḥ ||
abhitas tvām upāsante rakṣaṇārtham ariṃdama ||

Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
कच्चित् द्वौ प्रथमौ यामौ रात्र्याम् सुप्त्वा विशाम् पतेkaccit dvau prathamau yāmau rātryām suptvā viśām pateI hope that, having slept through the first two watches of the night, O lord of the people,
संचिन्तयसि धर्म-अर्थौ यामे उत्थाय पश्चिमेsaṃcintayasi dharma-arthau yāme utthāya paścimein the last watch, having risen, you ponder dharma and artha;
कच्चित् दर्शयसे नित्यम् मनुष्यान् सु-अलंकृतान्kaccit darśayase nityam manuṣyān su-alaṃkṛtānI hope you always show yourself to people, [yourself] well adorned,
उत्थाय काले काल-ज्ञः सह पाण्डव मन्त्रिभिःutthāya kāle kāla-jñaḥ saha pāṇḍava mantribhiḥhaving risen at the [proper] time, a knower of time, O Pandava, together with your counselors;
कच्चित् रक्त-अम्बर-धराः खड्ग-हस्ताः सु-अलंकृताःkaccit rakta-ambara-dharāḥ khaḍga-hastāḥ su-alaṃkṛtāḥI hope that, clad in red garments, swords in hand, well adorned,
अभितः त्वाम् उपासन्ते रक्षण-अर्थम् अरिंदमabhitaḥ tvām upāsante rakṣaṇa-artham ariṃdamathey stand about you on every side for your protection, O conqueror of enemies?
कच्चिद्kaccidoriginal form "kaccid", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
रात्र्यांrātryāṃoriginal form "rātryāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विशांviśāṃoriginal form "viśāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
धर्मार्थौdharmārthauoriginal form "dharmārthau", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यामyāmaoriginal form "yāma", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कच्चिद्kaccidoriginal form "kaccid", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नित्यंnityaṃoriginal form "nityaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
समलंकृतान्samalaṃkṛtānoriginal form "samalaṃkṛtān", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कालज्ञःkālajñaḥoriginal form "kālajñaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कच्चिद्kaccidoriginal form "kaccid", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
रक्ताम्बरधराःraktāmbaradharāḥoriginal form "raktāmbaradharāḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
खड्गहस्ताःkhaḍgahastāḥoriginal form "khaḍgahastāḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
स्वलंकृताःsvalaṃkṛtāḥoriginal form "svalaṃkṛtāḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अभितस्abhitasoriginal form "abhitas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
रक्षणार्थम्rakṣaṇārthamoriginal form "rakṣaṇārtham", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation

"I hope that, having slept through the first two watches of the night, O lord of the people, in the last watch you rise and ponder dharma and artha? I hope that, rising at the proper hour, a knower of time, you show yourself to the people together with your counselors, [yourself] handsomely adorned, O Pandava? I hope that [guards] clad in red, swords in hand, well adorned, stand about you on every side for your protection, O conqueror of enemies?".

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