Mahabharata · 2.22.12–13
॥
Devanāgarī
ते वै रत्नभुजं कृष्णं रत्नार्हं पृथिवीश्वराः ॥
राजानश् चक्रुर् आसाद्य मोक्षिता महतो भयात् ॥
अक्षतः शस्त्रसंपन्नो जितारिः सह राजभिः ॥
रथम् आस्थाय तं दिव्यं निर्जगाम गिरिव्रजात् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
te vai ratnabhujaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ ratnārhaṃ pṛthivīśvarāḥ ||
rājānaś cakrur āsādya mokṣitā mahato bhayāt ||
akṣataḥ śastrasaṃpanno jitāriḥ saha rājabhiḥ ||
ratham āsthāya taṃ divyaṃ nirjagāma girivrajāt ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
ते वै रत्न-भुजं कृष्णंte vai ratna-bhujaṃ kṛṣṇaṃthose [kings made] Krishna, who receives jewels,
रत्न-अर्हं पृथिवी-ईश्वराःratna-arhaṃ pṛthivī-īśvarāḥworthy of jewels, the lords of the earth,
राजानश् चक्रुर् आसाद्यrājānaś cakrur āsādyathe kings, having approached, made [him]
मोक्षिता महतो भयात्mokṣitā mahato bhayātfreed from great fear;
अक्षतः शस्त्र-संपन्नोakṣataḥ śastra-saṃpannounharmed, equipped with weapons,
जित-अरिः सह राजभिःjita-ariḥ saha rājabhiḥhaving vanquished the enemy, together with the kings,
रथम् आस्थाय तं दिव्यंratham āsthāya taṃ divyaṃhaving mounted that wondrous chariot,
निर्जगाम गिरिव्रजात्nirjagāma girivrajātdrove out from Girivraja.
रत्नभुजंratnabhujaṃoriginal form "ratnabhujaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
रत्नार्हंratnārhaṃoriginal form "ratnārhaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पृथिवीश्वराःpṛthivīśvarāḥoriginal form "pṛthivīśvarāḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
शस्त्रसंपन्नोśastrasaṃpannooriginal form "śastrasaṃpanno", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
जितारिःjitāriḥoriginal form "jitāriḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
Those kings, lords of the earth, freed from great fear, approached and made Krishna — worthy of jewels — the receiver of their gifts. Unharmed, equipped with his weapons, having vanquished the enemy, he mounted that wondrous chariot together with the kings and drove out from Girivraja.
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The rescued kings at once wish to give gifts to their Deliverer — and in this impulse of the heart something true can be sensed: gratitude seeks to express itself in an offering. It is significant, however, that Krishna is "worthy of jewels" not out of need, but as the One to whom everything rightfully belongs; He deigns to accept the gift only out of mercy toward the givers. The verse teaches that an offering to the Lord enriches not Him, but the one who offers, giving gratitude its rightful channel.