Mahabharata · 4.6.16
॥
Devanāgarī
वैशंपायन उवाच
एवं स लब्ध्वा तु वरं समागमं; विराटराजेन नरर्षभस् तदा ॥
उवास वीरः परमार्चितः सुखी; न चापि कश् चिच् चरितं बुबोध तत् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
evaṃ sa labdhvā tu varaṃ samāgamaṃ; virāṭarājena nararṣabhas tadā ||
uvāsa vīraḥ paramārcitaḥ sukhī; na cāpi kaś cic caritaṃ bubodha tat ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
वैशंपायनvaiśaṃpāyanaVaishampayana
उवाचuvācasaid
एवंevaṃthus
सsahe, this
लब्ध्वाlabdhvāhaving obtained
तुtuindeed, but
वरंvaraṃboon, best
समागमंsamāgamaṃto go
विराटराजेनvirāṭarājenaVirata, king
नरर्षभस्nararṣabhasman, person
तदाtadāthen
उवासuvāsaform of uvāsa
वीरःvīraḥhero
परमार्चितःparamārcitaḥform of paramārcitaḥ
सुखीsukhīform of sukhī
नnanot
चापिcāpiand also
कश्kaśwho?
चिच्cicform of cic
चरितंcaritaṃform of caritaṃ
बुबोधbubodhaform of bubodha
तत्tatthat, this
Translation
Vaishampayana said: "Having thus obtained this boon and this closeness with King Virata, the bull among men dwelt there then, a hero held in the highest honor, and content; and no one at all discerned his true conduct."
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1c50916aba1f · published Jul 16, 2026, 5:58:59 PM UTC
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The first entry succeeds: Yudhishthira is accepted exactly where he will be needed -- close to the king and his council. But success demands unbroken self-command.