Mahabharata
Ajñātavāsa-nirdeśa-parva (Choosing a Place for the Year of Hiding)4.1.2-3
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Mahabharata · 4.1.2-3
Devanāgarī

वैशंपायन उवाच
तथा तु स वरांल् लब्ध्वा धर्माद् धर्मभृतां वरः ॥
गत्वाश्रमं ब्राह्मणेभ्य आचख्यौ सर्वम् एव तत् ॥
कथयित्वा तु तत् सर्वं ब्राह्मणेभ्यो युधिष्ठिरः ॥
अरणीसहितं तस्मै ब्राह्मणाय न्यवेदयत् ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
tathā tu sa varāṃl labdhvā dharmād dharmabhṛtāṃ varaḥ ||
gatvāśramaṃ brāhmaṇebhya ācakhyau sarvam eva tat ||
kathayitvā tu tat sarvaṃ brāhmaṇebhyo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ||
araṇīsahitaṃ tasmai brāhmaṇāya nyavedayat ||

Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
वैशंपायनvaiśaṃpāyanaVaishampayana
उवाचuvācasaid
तथाtathāso, also
तुtuindeed, but
sahe, this
वरांल्varāṃlform of varāṃl
लब्ध्वाlabdhvāhaving received
धर्माद्dharmādform of dharmād
धर्मभृतांdharmabhṛtāṃdharma
वरःvaraḥbest
गत्वाश्रमंgatvāśramaṃform of gatvāśramaṃ
ब्राह्मणेभ्यbrāhmaṇebhyabrahmin
आचख्यौācakhyauform of ācakhyau
सर्वम्sarvamall
एवevaindeed, just
तत्tatthat, this
कथयित्वाkathayitvāform of kathayitvā
तुtuindeed, but
तत्tatthat, this
सर्वंsarvaṃall
ब्राह्मणेभ्योbrāhmaṇebhyobrahmin
युधिष्ठिरःyudhiṣṭhiraḥYudhishthira
अरणीसहितंaraṇīsahitaṃform of araṇīsahitaṃ
तस्मैtasmaito him, to that
ब्राह्मणायbrāhmaṇāyabrahmin
न्यवेदयत्nyavedayatform of nyavedayat
Translation

Vaishampayana said: "Having thus received these boons from Dharma, the best of the upholders of dharma returned to the hermitage and told the brahmins everything. Having recounted all of it to the brahmins, Yudhishthira handed over the fire-sticks together with everything pertaining to them to that brahmin."

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