Mahabharata · 2.11.72–73
॥
Devanāgarī
वैशंपायन उवाच
एवम् आख्याय पार्थेभ्यो नारदो जनमेजय ॥
जगाम तैर् वृतो राजन्न् ऋषिभिर् यैः समागतः ॥
गते तु नारदे पार्थो भ्रातृभिः सह कौरव ॥
राजसूयं क्रतुश्रेष्ठं चिन्तयाम् आस भारत ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
evam ākhyāya pārthebhyo nārado janamejaya ||
jagāma tair vṛto rājann ṛṣibhir yaiḥ samāgataḥ ||
gate tu nārade pārtho bhrātṛbhiḥ saha kaurava ||
rājasūyaṃ kratuśreṣṭhaṃ cintayām āsa bhārata ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
एवम् आख्याय पार्थेभ्यःevam ākhyāya pārthebhyaḥhaving thus told the Parthas,
नारदः जनमेजयnāradaḥ janamejayaNarada, O Janamejaya,
जगाम तैः वृतः राजन्jagāma taiḥ vṛtaḥ rājandeparted, surrounded, O king,
ऋषिभिः यैः समागतःṛṣibhiḥ yaiḥ samāgataḥby the sages with whom he had come;
गते तु नारदे पार्थःgate tu nārade pārthaḥand when Narada had gone, Partha,
भ्रातृभिः सह कौरवbhrātṛbhiḥ saha kauravatogether with his brothers, O Kaurava,
राजसूयम् क्रतु-श्रेष्ठम्rājasūyam kratu-śreṣṭhamabout the Rajasuya, the best of sacrifices,
चिन्तयाम् आस भारतcintayām āsa bhāratabegan to reflect, O Bharata.
वैशंपायनvaiśaṃpāyanaoriginal form "vaiśaṃpāyana", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पार्थेभ्योpārthebhyooriginal form "pārthebhyo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नारदोnāradooriginal form "nārado", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तैर्tairoriginal form "tair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वृतोvṛtooriginal form "vṛto", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
राजन्न्rājannoriginal form "rājann", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऋषिभिर्ṛṣibhiroriginal form "ṛṣibhir", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पार्थोpārthooriginal form "pārtho", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
राजसूयंrājasūyaṃoriginal form "rājasūyaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
क्रतुश्रेष्ठंkratuśreṣṭhaṃoriginal form "kratuśreṣṭhaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
Vaishampayana said: "Having thus told the Parthas, Narada, O Janamejaya, departed, surrounded by the sages with whom he had come; and when Narada had gone, Partha, together with his brothers, O Kaurava, began to reflect upon the Rajasuya, the best of sacrifices."
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Here the seed sown by Narada germinates into the king's reflection. It is telling that a great undertaking begins with reflection, not hasty action: Yudhishthira does not rush to act but ponders. Thus the scripture shows deliberation to be the beginning of every great deed; and with this the Lokapala-sabhakhyana concludes, [and next the design of the Rajasuya will unfold].