Mahabharata
Arjuna-tapas-parva (The Austerity of Arjuna)3.39.28-30
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Mahabharata · 3.39.28-30
Devanāgarī

महेश्वर उवाच
शीघ्रं गच्छत संहृष्टा यथागतम् अतन्द्रिताः ॥
अहम् अस्य विजानामि संकल्पं मनसि स्थितम् ॥
नास्य स्वर्गस्पृहा का चिन् नैश्वर्यस्य न चायुषः ॥
यत् त्व् अस्य काङ्क्षितं सर्वं तत् करिष्ये ऽहम् अद्य वै ॥
वैशंपायन उवाच
ते श्रुत्व शर्ववचनम् ऋषयः सत्यवादिनः ॥
प्रहृष्टमनसो जग्मुर् यथास्वं पुनर् आश्रमान् ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

maheśvara uvāca
śīghraṃ gacchata saṃhṛṣṭā yathāgatam atandritāḥ ||
aham asya vijānāmi saṃkalpaṃ manasi sthitam ||
nāsya svargaspṛhā kā cin naiśvaryasya na cāyuṣaḥ ||
yat tv asya kāṅkṣitaṃ sarvaṃ tat kariṣye 'ham adya vai ||
vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
te śrutva śarvavacanam ṛṣayaḥ satyavādinaḥ ||
prahṛṣṭamanaso jagmur yathāsvaṃ punar āśramān ||

Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
महेश्वर उवाच शीघ्रम् गच्छत संहृष्टाः यथागतम् अतन्द्रिताः अहम् अस्य विजानामि संकल्पम् मनसि स्थितम्maheśvara uvāca śīghram gacchata saṃhṛṣṭāḥ yathāgatam atandritāḥ aham asya vijānāmi saṃkalpam manasi sthitamMaheshvara said: go quickly and joyfully, as you came, without delay; I know the resolve that stands in his mind
न अस्य स्वर्गस्पृहा का चित् न ऐश्वर्यस्य न च आयुषः यत् तु अस्य काङ्क्षितम् सर्वम् तत् करिष्ये अहम् अद्य वैna asya svargaspṛhā kā cit na aiśvaryasya na ca āyuṣaḥ yat tu asya kāṅkṣitam sarvam tat kariṣye aham adya vaihe has no desire whatsoever for heaven, nor for lordship, nor for long life; but whatever he truly desires, that I will grant him today
वैशंपायन उवाच ते श्रुत्वा शर्ववचनम् ऋषयः सत्यवादिनः प्रहृष्टमनसः जग्मुः यथास्वम् पुनः आश्रमान्vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca te śrutvā śarvavacanam ṛṣayaḥ satyavādinaḥ prahṛṣṭamanasaḥ jagmuḥ yathāsvam punaḥ āśramānVaishampayana said: hearing the word of Sharva, the truth-speaking sages, joyful in mind, went again each to his own hermitage
शीघ्रंśīghraṃoriginal form "śīghraṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
संहृष्टाsaṃhṛṣṭāoriginal form "saṃhṛṣṭā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
संकल्पंsaṃkalpaṃoriginal form "saṃkalpaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नास्यnāsyaoriginal form "nāsya", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चिन्cinoriginal form "cin", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नैश्वर्यस्यnaiśvaryasyaoriginal form "naiśvaryasya", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चायुषःcāyuṣaḥoriginal form "cāyuṣaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
त्व्tvoriginal form "tv", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
काङ्क्षितंkāṅkṣitaṃoriginal form "kāṅkṣitaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सर्वंsarvaṃoriginal form "sarvaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽहम्'hamoriginal form "'ham", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
श्रुत्वśrutvaoriginal form "śrutva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रहृष्टमनसोprahṛṣṭamanasooriginal form "prahṛṣṭamanaso", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
जग्मुर्jagmuroriginal form "jagmur", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यथास्वंyathāsvaṃoriginal form "yathāsvaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पुनर्punaroriginal form "punar", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation

Maheshvara said: 'Go back joyfully. I know the resolve he holds in his mind. He desires neither heaven, nor power, nor long life; whatever he truly seeks, I will grant him today.' Hearing the words of Sharva, the sages returned joyfully to their hermitages.

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