Mahabharata · 3.156.30-31
॥
Devanāgarī
भुञ्जानाः सर्वभोज्यानि रसवन्ति फलानि च ॥
वसध्वं पाण्डवश्रेष्ठा यावद् अर्जुनदर्शनम् ॥
न तात चपलैर् भाव्यम् इह प्राप्तैः कथं चन ॥
उषित्वेह यथाकामं यथाश्रद्धं विहृत्य च ॥
ततः शस्त्रभृतां श्रेष्ठ पृथिवीं पालयिष्यसि ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
bhuñjānāḥ sarvabhojyāni rasavanti phalāni ca ||
vasadhvaṃ pāṇḍavaśreṣṭhā yāvad arjunadarśanam ||
na tāta capalair bhāvyam iha prāptaiḥ kathaṃ cana ||
uṣitveha yathākāmaṃ yathāśraddhaṃ vihṛtya ca ||
tataḥ śastrabhṛtāṃ śreṣṭha pṛthivīṃ pālayiṣyasi ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
भुञ्जानाः सर्वभोज्यानि रसवन्ति फलानि च ॥
वसध्वं पाण्डवश्रेष्ठा यावद् अर्जुनदर्शनम् ॥
न तात चपलैर् भाव्यम् इह प्राप्तैः कथं चन ॥
उषित्वेह यथाकामं यथाश्रद्धं विहृत्य च ॥
ततः शस्त्रभृतां श्रेष्ठ पृथिवीं पालयिष्यसि ॥bhuñjānāḥ sarvabhojyāni rasavanti phalāni ca ||
vasadhvaṃ pāṇḍavaśreṣṭhā yāvad arjunadarśanam ||
na tāta capalair bhāvyam iha prāptaiḥ kathaṃ cana ||
uṣitveha yathākāmaṃ yathāśraddhaṃ vihṛtya ca ||
tataḥ śastrabhṛtāṃ śreṣṭha pṛthivīṃ pālayiṣyasi ||Arshtishena bids the Pandavas live here, eating fruits, until Arjuna returns; after staying and enjoying at will, Yudhishthira, the best bearer of weapons, will rule the earth.
Translation
"Live here, eating fruits, until Arjuna's return. Do not take any rash step. Having spent time here and enjoyed as is fitting, you, best of weapon-bearers, will then rule the earth."
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The teaching joins the waiting for Arjuna to the future kingdom. Power should come not through impatience, but through patient time and obedience to dharma.