Mahabharata · 3.8.22–23
॥
Devanāgarī
तान् प्रस्थितान् परिज्ञाय कृष्णद्वैपायनस् तदा ॥
आजगाम विशुद्धात्मा दृष्ट्वा दिव्येन चक्षुषा ॥
प्रतिषिध्याथ तान् सर्वान् भगवांल् लोकपूजितः ॥
प्रज्ञाचक्षुषम् आसीनम् उवाचाभ्येत्य सत्वरः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
tān prasthitān parijñāya kṛṣṇadvaipāyanas tadā ||
ājagāma viśuddhātmā dṛṣṭvā divyena cakṣuṣā ||
pratiṣidhyātha tān sarvān bhagavāṃl lokapūjitaḥ ||
prajñācakṣuṣam āsīnam uvācābhyetya satvaraḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
तान् प्रस्थितान् परिज्ञायtān prasthitān parijñāyahaving learned that they had set out
कृष्णद्वैपायनः तदाkṛṣṇadvaipāyanaḥ tadāKrishna-Dvaipayana then
आजगाम विशुद्धात्माājagāma viśuddhātmācame, pure of soul
दृष्ट्वा दिव्येन चक्षुषाdṛṣṭvā divyena cakṣuṣāhaving seen with divine sight
प्रतिषिध्य अथ तान् सर्वान्pratiṣidhya atha tān sarvānthen, having stopped all of them
भगवान् लोकपूजितःbhagavān lokapūjitaḥthe venerable lord, honored by the world
प्रज्ञाचक्षुषम् आसीनम्prajñācakṣuṣam āsīnamto him who sat perceiving with wisdom's eye
उवाच अभ्येत्य सत्वरःuvāca abhyetya satvaraḥapproaching swiftly, addressed
कृष्णद्वैपायनस्kṛṣṇadvaipāyanasoriginal form "kṛṣṇadvaipāyanas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रतिषिध्याथpratiṣidhyāthaoriginal form "pratiṣidhyātha", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भगवांल्bhagavāṃloriginal form "bhagavāṃl", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
उवाचाभ्येत्यuvācābhyetyaoriginal form "uvācābhyetya", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
Having learned with his divine sight that they had set out, the pure-souled Krishna-Dvaipayana came there. Having stopped all these men, the lord honored by the world swiftly approached Dhritarashtra, who sat perceiving with the eye of wisdom, and addressed him.
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Vyasa's intervention shows that adharma is not always granted time to ripen into action. When destruction has already ridden out on its chariots, the sage's word becomes a barrier stronger than any weapon.