Mahabharata · 2.17.4–5
॥
Devanāgarī
कृष्ण उवाच
एवम् उक्त्वा तु सा राजंस् तत्रैवान्तरधीयत ॥
स गृह्य च कुमारं तं प्राविशत् स्वगृहं नृपः ॥
तस्य बालस्य यत् कृत्यं तच् चकार नृपस् तदा ॥
आज्ञापयच् च राक्षस्या मागधेषु महोत्सवम् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
kṛṣṇa uvāca
evam uktvā tu sā rājaṃs tatraivāntaradhīyata ||
sa gṛhya ca kumāraṃ taṃ prāviśat svagṛhaṃ nṛpaḥ ||
tasya bālasya yat kṛtyaṃ tac cakāra nṛpas tadā ||
ājñāpayac ca rākṣasyā māgadheṣu mahotsavam ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
एवम् उक्त्वा तु सा राजन्evam uktvā tu sā rājanhaving said this, she, O king,
तत्र एव अन्तरधीयतtatra eva antaradhīyatavanished on the spot;
सः गृह्य च कुमारम् तम्saḥ gṛhya ca kumāram tamand, taking that child,
प्राविशत् स्व-गृहम् नृपःprāviśat sva-gṛham nṛpaḥthe king entered his house;
तस्य बालस्य यत् कृत्यम्tasya bālasya yat kṛtyamwhatever rite [was prescribed] for that child,
तत् चकार नृपः तदाtat cakāra nṛpaḥ tadāthat the king then performed,
आज्ञापयत् च राक्षस्याःājñāpayat ca rākṣasyāḥand ordered, in honor of the rakshasi,
मागधेषु महा-उत्सवम्māgadheṣu mahā-utsavama great festival among the Magadhas;
कृष्णkṛṣṇaoriginal form "kṛṣṇa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
राजंस्rājaṃsoriginal form "rājaṃs", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तत्रैवान्तरधीयतtatraivāntaradhīyataoriginal form "tatraivāntaradhīyata", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सsaoriginal form "sa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कुमारंkumāraṃoriginal form "kumāraṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तंtaṃoriginal form "taṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
स्वगृहंsvagṛhaṃoriginal form "svagṛhaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कृत्यंkṛtyaṃoriginal form "kṛtyaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तच्tacoriginal form "tac", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नृपस्nṛpasoriginal form "nṛpas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
आज्ञापयच्ājñāpayacoriginal form "ājñāpayac", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
राक्षस्याrākṣasyāoriginal form "rākṣasyā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
महोत्सवम्mahotsavamoriginal form "mahotsavam", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
Krishna said: 'Having said this, she, O king, vanished on the spot; and the king, taking that child, entered his house; he then performed for the child the prescribed rite, and ordered a great festival among the Magadhas in honor of the rakshasi.'
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8722e5f61cc2 · published Jul 16, 2026, 3:13:23 PM UTC
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Here the king honors even a rakshasi with a festival for all the people. It is significant that gratitude does not weigh the origin of the benefactor: good, wherever it comes from, deserves honor. Scripture thus shows gratitude toward every benefactor; and next comes the child's name.