Mahabharata 2.54.19–23

Dyūta-parva (dhana-glaha) (The Loss of Wealth)2.54.19–23

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Mahabharata · 2.54.19–23

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Devanāgarī

युधिष्ठिर उवाच
रथास् तावन्त एवेमे हेमभाण्डाः पताकिनः ॥
हयैर् विनीतैः संपन्ना रथिभिश् चित्रयोधिभिः ॥
एकैको यत्र लभते सहस्रपरमां भृतिम् ॥
युध्यतो ऽयुध्यतो वापि वेतनं मासकालिकम् ॥
एतद् राजन् धनं मह्यं तेन दीव्याम्य् अहं त्वया ॥
वैशंपायन उवाच
इत्य् एवम् उक्ते पार्थेन कृतवैरो दुरात्मवान् ॥
जितम् इत्य् एव शकुनिर् युधिष्ठिरम् अभाषत ॥
युधिष्ठिर उवाच
अश्वांस् तित्तिरिकल्माषान् गान्धर्वान् हेममालिनः ॥
ददौ चित्ररथस् तुष्टो यांस् तान् गाण्डीवधन्वने ॥
एतद् राजन् धनं मह्यं तेन दीव्याम्य् अहं त्वया ॥
वैशंपायन उवाच
एतच् छ्रुत्वा व्यवसितो निकृतिं समुपाश्रितः ॥
जितम् इत्य् एव शकुनिर् युधिष्ठिरम् अभाषत ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
rathās tāvanta eveme hemabhāṇḍāḥ patākinaḥ ||
hayair vinītaiḥ saṃpannā rathibhiś citrayodhibhiḥ ||
ekaiko yatra labhate sahasraparamāṃ bhṛtim ||
yudhyato 'yudhyato vāpi vetanaṃ māsakālikam ||
etad rājan dhanaṃ mahyaṃ tena dīvyāmy ahaṃ tvayā ||
vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
ity evam ukte pārthena kṛtavairo durātmavān ||
jitam ity eva śakunir yudhiṣṭhiram abhāṣata ||
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
aśvāṃs tittirikalmāṣān gāndharvān hemamālinaḥ ||
dadau citrarathas tuṣṭo yāṃs tān gāṇḍīvadhanvane ||
etad rājan dhanaṃ mahyaṃ tena dīvyāmy ahaṃ tvayā ||
vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
etac chrutvā vyavasito nikṛtiṃ samupāśritaḥ ||
jitam ity eva śakunir yudhiṣṭhiram abhāṣata ||

Word-by-word

SanskritIASTMeaning

रथास् तावन्त एव इमेrathās tāvanta eva ime"just as many chariots

हेम-भाण्डाः पताकिनःhema-bhāṇḍāḥ patākinaḥwith golden fittings, bannered,

हयैर् विनीतैः संपन्नाhayair vinītaiḥ saṃpannāfurnished with well-trained horses,

रथिभिश् चित्र-योधिभिःrathibhiś citra-yodhibhiḥand charioteers skilled in varied combat,

एकैको यत्र लभतेekaiko yatra labhatewhere each one receives

सहस्र-परमां भृतिम्sahasra-paramāṃ bhṛtimpay up to a thousand,

युध्यतो ऽयुध्यतो वापिyudhyato 'yudhyato vāpiwhether he fights or not,

वेतनं मास-कालिकम्vetanaṃ māsa-kālikammonthly wages";

इत्य् एवम् उक्ते पार्थेनity evam ukte pārthenato the son of Pritha speaking thus,

कृत-वैरो दुरात्मवान्kṛta-vairo durātmavānharboring an old enmity, evil-minded,

जितम् इत्य् एव शकुनिर्jitam ity eva śakunironly "Won!" Shakuni

युधिष्ठिरम् अभाषतyudhiṣṭhiram abhāṣatasaid to Yudhishthira;

अश्वांस् तित्तिरि-कल्माषान्aśvāṃs tittiri-kalmāṣān"[and] the tittiri-kalmasha horses,

गान्धर्वान् हेम-मालिनःgāndharvān hema-mālinaḥof gandharva breed, gold-garlanded,

ददौ चित्ररथस् तुष्टोdadau citrarathas tuṣṭothat the pleased Chitraratha gave

यांस् तान् गाण्डीव-धन्वनेyāṃs tān gāṇḍīva-dhanvaneto him, the wielder of Gandiva [Arjuna]";

एतच् छ्रुत्वा ... जितम् इत्य् एव शकुनिर्etac chrutvā ... jitam ity eva śakunirhearing that ... only "Won!" Shakuni

युधिष्ठिरyudhiṣṭhiraoriginal form "yudhiṣṭhira", added to complete the word-by-word coverage

एवेमेevemeoriginal form "eveme", added to complete the word-by-word coverage

हेमभाण्डाःhemabhāṇḍāḥoriginal form "hemabhāṇḍāḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage

चित्रयोधिभिःcitrayodhibhiḥoriginal form "citrayodhibhiḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage

सहस्रपरमांsahasraparamāṃoriginal form "sahasraparamāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage

मासकालिकम्māsakālikamoriginal form "māsakālikam", added to complete the word-by-word coverage

एतद्etadoriginal form "etad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage

राजन्rājanoriginal form "rājan", added to complete the word-by-word coverage

धनंdhanaṃoriginal form "dhanaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage

मह्यंmahyaṃoriginal form "mahyaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage

तेनtenaoriginal form "tena", added to complete the word-by-word coverage

दीव्याम्य्dīvyāmyoriginal form "dīvyāmy", added to complete the word-by-word coverage

अहंahaṃoriginal form "ahaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage

त्वयाtvayāoriginal form "tvayā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage

वैशंपायनvaiśaṃpāyanaoriginal form "vaiśaṃpāyana", added to complete the word-by-word coverage

कृतवैरोkṛtavairooriginal form "kṛtavairo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage

युधिष्ठिरyudhiṣṭhiraoriginal form "yudhiṣṭhira", added to complete the word-by-word coverage

तित्तिरिकल्माषान्tittirikalmāṣānoriginal form "tittirikalmāṣān", added to complete the word-by-word coverage

हेममालिनःhemamālinaḥoriginal form "hemamālinaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage

गाण्डीवधन्वनेgāṇḍīvadhanvaneoriginal form "gāṇḍīvadhanvane", added to complete the word-by-word coverage