Mahabharata · 2.22.45–46
॥
Devanāgarī
दिष्ट्या भीमेन बलवाञ् जरासंधो निपातितः ॥
राजानो मोक्षिताश् चेमे बन्धनान् नृपसत्तम ॥
दिष्ट्या कुशलिनौ चेमौ भीमसेनधनंजयौ ॥
पुनः स्वनगरं प्राप्ताव् अक्षताव् इति भारत ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
diṣṭyā bhīmena balavāñ jarāsaṃdho nipātitaḥ ||
rājāno mokṣitāś ceme bandhanān nṛpasattama ||
diṣṭyā kuśalinau cemau bhīmasenadhanaṃjayau ||
punaḥ svanagaraṃ prāptāv akṣatāv iti bhārata ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
दिष्ट्या भीमेन बलवाञ्diṣṭyā bhīmena balavāñ"by good fortune, by Bhima [struck down] the mighty
जरासंधो निपातितःjarāsaṃdho nipātitaḥJarasandha has fallen,
राजानो मोक्षिताश् च इमेrājāno mokṣitāś ca imeand these kings have been freed
बन्धनान् नृप-सत्तमbandhanān nṛpa-sattamafrom their bonds, O best of kings;
दिष्ट्या कुशलिनौ च इमौdiṣṭyā kuśalinau ca imauby good fortune, both these are well --
भीमसेन-धनंजयौbhīmasena-dhanaṃjayauBhimasena and Dhananjaya --
पुनः स्व-नगरं प्राप्ताव्punaḥ sva-nagaraṃ prāptāvhaving come again to their own city,
अक्षताव् इति भारतakṣatāv iti bhārataunharmed, O Bharata."
चेमेcemeoriginal form "ceme", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नृपसत्तमnṛpasattamaoriginal form "nṛpasattama", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चेमौcemauoriginal form "cemau", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भीमसेनधनंजयौbhīmasenadhanaṃjayauoriginal form "bhīmasenadhanaṃjayau", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
स्वनगरंsvanagaraṃoriginal form "svanagaraṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
"By good fortune, the mighty Jarasandha has been struck down by Bhima, and these kings have been freed from their bonds, O best of kings. By good fortune, both are well -- Bhimasena and Dhananjaya -- who have returned unharmed to their own city, O Bharata."
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"By good fortune" (dishtya) is spoken twice -- and from the mouth of the Lord himself the victory is announced as a mercy, not as an exploit. It is telling that Krishna, by whose design all this came to pass, ascribes the tyrant's fall to Bhima and the safe return to good fortune: he diminishes his own part and exalts another's. Thus the humility of the Supreme shows itself, concealing his own hand and giving the glory to his servant. The verse teaches that true greatness does not claim credit, but rejoices in the good of others as its highest gift.