Mahabharata · 4.34.18-19
॥
Devanāgarī
एवम् उक्तः स सैरन्ध्र्या भगिनीं प्रत्यभाषत ॥
गच्छ त्वम् अनवद्याङ्गि ताम् आनय बृहन्नडाम् ॥
सा भ्रात्रा प्रेषिता शीघ्रम् अगच्छन् नर्तनागृहम् ॥
यत्रास्ते स महाबाहुश् छन्नः सत्रेण पाण्डवः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
evam uktaḥ sa sairandhryā bhaginīṃ pratyabhāṣata ||
gaccha tvam anavadyāṅgi tām ānaya bṛhannaḍām ||
sā bhrātrā preṣitā śīghram agacchan nartanāgṛham ||
yatrāste sa mahābāhuś channaḥ satreṇa pāṇḍavaḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
एवम्evamthus
उक्तःuktaḥsaid
सsahe, this
सैरन्ध्र्याsairandhryāSairandhri
भगिनींbhaginīṃsister
प्रत्यभाषतpratyabhāṣataanswered
गच्छgacchago
त्वम्tvamyou
अनवद्याङ्गिanavadyāṅgito say
ताम्tāmher, that
आनयānayaform ānaya
बृहन्नडाम्bṛhannaḍāmBrihannada, to strike, to kill
साsāshe, this
भ्रात्राbhrātrāform bhrātrā
प्रेषिताpreṣitāform preṣitā
शीघ्रम्śīghramquickly
अगच्छन्agacchanto strike, to kill
नर्तनागृहम्nartanāgṛhamelephant; naga, man, person
यत्रास्तेyatrāsteform yatrāste
सsahe, this
महाबाहुश्mahābāhuśarm, great
छन्नःchannaḥto strike, to kill
सत्रेणsatreṇavow, sacrificial rite
पाण्डवःpāṇḍavaḥPandava
Translation
Having heard this from Sairandhri, he said to his sister: 'Go, you of flawless body, and bring Brihannada.' Sent by her brother, she quickly went to the hall of dance, where that mighty-armed Pandava dwelt, hidden under a vow.
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98fb3d187bba · published Jul 16, 2026, 6:23:49 PM UTC
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The path to the weapon begins through the women's chambers and the dance hall, not through the war council. Hidden strength often comes from a place that pride does not consider important.