Mahabharata
Bṛhannaḍā-praveśa-parva (Arjuna in the Women's Quarters)4.10.11-13
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Mahabharata · 4.10.11-13
Devanāgarī

वैशंपायन उवाच
बृहन्नडां ताम् अभिवीक्ष्य मत्स्यराट्; कलासु नृत्ते च तथैव वादिते ॥
अपुंस्त्वम् अप्य् अस्य निशम्य च स्थिरं; ततः कुमारीपुरम् उत्ससर्ज तम् ॥
स शिक्षयाम् आस च गीतवादितं; सुतां विराटस्य धनंजयः प्रभुः ॥
सखीश् च तस्याः परिचारिकास् तथा; प्रियश् च तासां स बभूव पाण्डवः ॥
तथा स सत्रेण धनंजयो ऽवसत्; प्रियाणि कुर्वन् सह ताभिर् आत्मवान् ॥
तथागतं तत्र न जज्ञिरे जना; बहिश्चरा वाप्य् अथवान्तरेचराः ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
bṛhannaḍāṃ tām abhivīkṣya matsyarāṭ; kalāsu nṛtte ca tathaiva vādite ||
apuṃstvam apy asya niśamya ca sthiraṃ; tataḥ kumārīpuram utsasarja tam ||
sa śikṣayām āsa ca gītavāditaṃ; sutāṃ virāṭasya dhanaṃjayaḥ prabhuḥ ||
sakhīś ca tasyāḥ paricārikās tathā; priyaś ca tāsāṃ sa babhūva pāṇḍavaḥ ||
tathā sa satreṇa dhanaṃjayo 'vasat; priyāṇi kurvan saha tābhir ātmavān ||
tathāgataṃ tatra na jajñire janā; bahiścarā vāpy athavāntarecarāḥ ||

Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
वैशंपायनvaiśaṃpāyanaVaishampayana
उवाचuvācasaid
बृहन्नडांbṛhannaḍāṃBrihannada, to strike, to kill
ताम्tāmher, that one
अभिवीक्ष्यabhivīkṣyaform abhivīkṣya
मत्स्यराट्matsyarāṭMatsya
कलासुkalāsuform kalāsu
नृत्तेnṛttedance
caand
तथैवtathaivalikewise
वादितेvāditeform vādite
अपुंस्त्वम्apuṃstvamform apuṃstvam
अप्य्apyalso, even
अस्यasyahis, this one
निशम्यniśamyahaving heard
caand
स्थिरंsthiraṃform sthiraṃ
ततःtataḥthen, from there
कुमारीपुरम्kumārīpuramform kumārīpuram
उत्ससर्जutsasarjaform utsasarja
तम्tamhim, that one
sahe, this one
शिक्षयाम्śikṣayāmform śikṣayām
आसāsawas
caand
गीतवादितंgītavāditaṃsinging
सुतांsutāṃdaughter
विराटस्यvirāṭasyaVirata
धनंजयःdhanaṃjayaḥDhananjaya
प्रभुःprabhuḥlord
सखीश्sakhīśform sakhīś
caand
तस्याःtasyāḥher, that one
परिचारिकास्paricārikāsform paricārikās
तथाtathāthus, also
प्रियश्priyaśform priyaś
caand
तासांtāsāṃform tāsāṃ
sahe, this one
बभूवbabhūvaform babhūva
पाण्डवःpāṇḍavaḥPandava
तथाtathāthus, also
sahe, this one
सत्रेणsatreṇaby a vow, a sacrificial rite
धनंजयोdhanaṃjayoDhananjaya, wealth
ऽवसत्'vasatform 'vasat
प्रियाणिpriyāṇiform priyāṇi
कुर्वन्kurvanform kurvan
सहsahawith, together
ताभिर्tābhirform tābhir
आत्मवान्ātmavānform ātmavān
तथागतंtathāgataṃform tathāgataṃ
तत्रtatrathere
nanot
जज्ञिरेjajñireform jajñire
जनाjanāform janā
बहिश्चराbahiścarāform bahiścarā
वाप्य्vāpyform vāpy
अथवान्तरेचराःathavāntarecarāḥform athavāntarecarāḥ
Translation

Vaishampayana said: "The king of the Matsyas, having observed Brihannada in the arts, in dance, and likewise in music, and having noted the firmness of his lack of manhood, then sent him to the maidens' quarters. Dhananjaya, the lord, taught singing and instrumental music to Virata's daughter, as well as to her friends and attendants; the Pandava became dear to them. Thus Dhananjaya, master of himself, lived there under his vow, doing what pleased them, together with them; and there no one recognized him as he truly was, neither those who moved about outside nor those within."

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