Mahabharata · 2.27.27–28
॥
Devanāgarī
स कोटिशतसंख्येन धनेन महता तदा ॥
अभ्यवर्षद् अमेयात्मा धनवर्षेण पाण्डवम् ॥
इन्द्रप्रस्थम् अथागम्य भीमो भीमपराक्रमः ॥
निवेदयाम् आस तदा धर्मराजाय तद् धनम् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sa koṭiśatasaṃkhyena dhanena mahatā tadā ||
abhyavarṣad ameyātmā dhanavarṣeṇa pāṇḍavam ||
indraprastham athāgamya bhīmo bhīmaparākramaḥ ||
nivedayām āsa tadā dharmarājāya tad dhanam ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
स कोटि-शत-संख्येनsa koṭi-śata-saṃkhyenahe, with a hundred crores in number,
धनेन महता तदाdhanena mahatā tadāwith great wealth, then
अभ्यवर्षद् अमेय-आत्माabhyavarṣad ameya-ātmāshowered, he of immeasurable spirit,
धन-वर्षेण पाण्डवम्dhana-varṣeṇa pāṇḍavamupon the Pandava with a rain of riches;
इन्द्रप्रस्थम् अथ आगम्यindraprastham atha āgamyaand having come to Indraprastha,
भीमो भीम-पराक्रमःbhīmo bhīma-parākramaḥBhima, terrible in might,
निवेदयाम् आस तदाnivedayām āsa tadāthen presented
धर्म-राजाय तद् धनम्dharma-rājāya tad dhanamthat wealth to Dharmaraja.
कोटिशतसंख्येनkoṭiśatasaṃkhyenaoriginal form "koṭiśatasaṃkhyena", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अमेयात्माameyātmāoriginal form "ameyātmā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
धनवर्षेणdhanavarṣeṇaoriginal form "dhanavarṣeṇa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अथागम्यathāgamyaoriginal form "athāgamya", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भीमपराक्रमःbhīmaparākramaḥoriginal form "bhīmaparākramaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
धर्मराजायdharmarājāyaoriginal form "dharmarājāya", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
With great wealth, numbering in the hundreds of crores, he of immeasurable spirit then showered the [eldest] Pandava with a rain of riches. And having come to Indraprastha, Bhima, terrible in might, presented that wealth to Dharmaraja.
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c8424c86399f · published Jul 16, 2026, 3:28:51 PM UTC
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The campaign closes with an offering: Bhima keeps nothing of what he has gathered but 'presents it to Dharmaraja.' Telling is it that a formidable might, having crossed half the world, bows before its elder, laying the fruits of its labors at his feet. Thus the perfection of service reveals itself: the doer keeps nothing for himself but the honor of duty fulfilled. The verse teaches that the crown of all righteous labor is not the appropriation of what was won but its placement on the altar of the common cause; and one who, having the power to take everything, gives everything to the head, stands higher than one who gathers for himself.