Mahabharata
Yāna-saṃdhi (046) (Discussions of Peace and War, Chapters 46–70)5.46.11-15
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Mahabharata · 5.46.11-15
Devanāgarī

ते प्रविश्य महेष्वासाः सभां समितिशोभनाः ॥
आसनानि महार्हाणि भेजिरे सूर्यवर्चसः ॥
आसनस्थेषु सर्वेषु तेषु राजसु भारत ॥
द्वाःस्थो निवेदयाम् आस सूतपुत्रम् उपस्थितम् ॥
अयं स रथ आयाति यो ऽयासीत् पाण्डवान् प्रति ॥
दूतो नस् तूर्णम् आयातः सैन्धवैः साधुवाहिभिः ॥
उपयाय तु स क्षिप्रं रथात् प्रस्कन्द्य कुण्डली ॥
प्रविवेश सभां पूर्णां महीपालैर् महात्मभिः ॥
संजय उवाच
प्राप्तो ऽस्मि पाण्डवान् गत्वा तद् विजानीत कौरवाः ॥
यथावयः कुरून् सर्वान् प्रतिनन्दन्ति पाण्डवाः ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

te praviśya maheṣvāsāḥ sabhāṃ samitiśobhanāḥ ||
āsanāni mahārhāṇi bhejire sūryavarcasaḥ ||
āsanastheṣu sarveṣu teṣu rājasu bhārata ||
dvāḥstho nivedayām āsa sūtaputram upasthitam ||
ayaṃ sa ratha āyāti yo 'yāsīt pāṇḍavān prati ||
dūto nas tūrṇam āyātaḥ saindhavaiḥ sādhuvāhibhiḥ ||
upayāya tu sa kṣipraṃ rathāt praskandya kuṇḍalī ||
praviveśa sabhāṃ pūrṇāṃ mahīpālair mahātmabhiḥ ||
saṃjaya uvāca
prāpto 'smi pāṇḍavān gatvā tad vijānīta kauravāḥ ||
yathāvayaḥ kurūn sarvān pratinandanti pāṇḍavāḥ ||

Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
तेtethey; those
प्रविश्यpraviśyahaving entered; having gone in
महेष्वासाःmaheṣvāsāḥgreat archers; wielders of great bows
सभांsabhāṃassembly; assembly hall
समितिशोभनाःsamitiśobhanāḥshining in the assembly; adorning the council
आसनानिāsanāniseats; places
महार्हाणिmahārhāṇiprecious; very costly
भेजिरेbhejiretook; sat upon
सूर्यवर्चसःsūryavarcasaḥshining like the sun; of solar radiance
आसनस्थेषुāsanastheṣuseated on their places; after being seated
सर्वेषुsarveṣuamong all; in all
तेषुteṣuamong them; in them
राजसुrājasukings; rulers
भारतbhārataO Bharata; descendant of Bharata
द्वाःस्थोdvāḥsthothe doorkeeper; the one standing at the door
निवेदयाम्nivedayāmannounced; reported
आसāsadid; made
सूतपुत्रम्sūtaputramthe son of the suta; Sanjaya, the charioteer's son
उपस्थितम्upasthitampresent; standing nearby
अयंayaṃthis; he
sahe; this
रथrathachariot; chariot
आयातिāyātiapproaches; arrives
योyowho; the one who
ऽयासीत्'yāsītwent; traveled
पाण्डवान्pāṇḍavānto the Pandavas; the Pandavas
प्रतिpratitoward; among
दूतोdūtomessenger; envoy
नस्nasour; for us
तूर्णम्tūrṇamquickly; swiftly
आयातःāyātaḥarrived; come
सैन्धवैःsaindhavaiḥwith Sindhu horses; with horses from Sindhu
साधुवाहिभिःsādhuvāhibhiḥwell-bearing; reliably carrying
उपयायupayāyahaving approached; having drawn near
तुtuindeed; but
sahe; this
क्षिप्रंkṣipraṃquickly; immediately
रथात्rathātfrom the chariot; out of the chariot
प्रस्कन्द्यpraskandyahaving leapt down; having jumped off
कुण्डलीkuṇḍalīwearing earrings; adorned with earrings
प्रविवेशpraviveśaentered; went in
सभांsabhāṃassembly; assembly hall
पूर्णांpūrṇāṃfull; filled
महीपालैर्mahīpālairwith kings; with protectors of the earth
महात्मभिःmahātmabhiḥwith great souls; with the noble ones
संजयsaṃjayaO Sanjaya; Sanjaya, the royal messenger
उवाचuvācasaid; spoke
प्राप्तोprāptoarrived; reached
ऽस्मि'smiI am; I am
पाण्डवान्pāṇḍavānto the Pandavas; the Pandavas
गत्वाgatvāhaving gone; having traveled
तद्tadthat; this
विजानीतvijānītaknow; take note
कौरवाःkauravāḥKauravas; descendants of Kuru
यथावयःyathāvayaḥaccording to age; by seniority
कुरून्kurūnKurus; descendants of Kuru
सर्वान्sarvānall; every one
प्रतिनन्दन्तिpratinandantigreet in return; joyfully greet
पाण्डवाःpāṇḍavāḥPandavas; sons of Pandu
Translation

Yet in all people the Supreme Soul can be seen equally. Indeed, he dwells equally in one who is liberated and in one who is not, with the sole difference that the liberated receive the thick-flowing stream of honey. This Eternal One, endowed with Divinity, is beheld by yogis (with their mind's eye). When a person makes the journey of life, having attained knowledge of the Self and the not-Self, then it matters little whether his Agnihotra is performed or not. O king, let such words as 'I am your servant' never leave their lips. The Supreme Soul has another name, namely, Pure Knowledge. Only those who have restrained their minds will attain It. This Eternal One, endowed with Divinity, is beheld by yogis (with their mind's eye). Even such is He. Glorious and Full, all living beings have merged with Him. He who knows this embodiment of Fullness attains his goal (liberation) even here. This Eternal One, endowed with Divinity, is beheld by yogis (with their mind's eye). That which flies off, spreading a thousand wings, yes, even if it is endowed with the speed of the mind, must still return to the Central Spirit within the living organism (in which the most distant things dwell). (This Eternal One, endowed with Divinity) is beheld by yogis (with their mind's eye). His form cannot be an object of sight. Only people of pure heart can see Him. When a person seeks the good of all, succeeds in controlling his mind, and never allows his heart to feel grief, then he is said to have purified his heart. Those who are able to renounce the world and all its cares will become immortal once more. (That Supreme Soul, who is immortal) — this Eternal One, endowed with Divinity — is beheld by yogis (with their mind's eye). Like snakes hiding in their holes, there are people who follow the instructions of their teachers or conceal their vices from close scrutiny by their conduct. By this the unwise are deceived. In fact, outwardly they behave without any impropriety and deceive their victims, leading them to hell. (Thus, he who can be attained through association with people of a wholly opposite class) — this Eternal One, endowed with Divinity — is beheld by yogis (with their mind's eye). One who is emancipated thinks: this transient organism can never make me subject to joy, sorrow, and its other attributes; there can be, in my case, nothing like death and birth; and further, when Brahman, who has no opposing force to contend with, and who is the same at all times and in all places, forms the resting place of both reality and unreality, how can liberation be mine?

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