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Mahabharata
Bhagavad-yāna (081) (Kṛṣṇa's Embassy to the Kurus, Chapters 71-137)5.81.26-30
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Mahabharata · 5.81.26-30
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Devanāgarī

मन्त्राहुतिमहाहोमैर् हूयमानश् च पावकः ॥
प्रदक्षिणशिखो भूत्वा विधूमः समपद्यत ॥
वसिष्ठो वामदेवश् च भूरिद्युम्नो गयः क्रथः ॥
शुक्रनारदवाल्मीका मरुतः कुशिको भृगुः ॥
ब्रह्मदेवर्षयश् चैव कृष्णं यदुसुखावहम् ॥
प्रदक्षिणम् अवर्तन्त सहिता वासवानुजम् ॥
एवम् एतैर् महाभागैर् महर्षिगणसाधुभिः ॥
पूजितः प्रययौ कृष्णः कुरूणां सदनं प्रति ॥
तं प्रयान्तम् अनुप्रायात् कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः ॥
भीमसेनार्जुनौ चोभौ माद्रीपुत्रौ च पाण्डवौ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

mantrāhutimahāhomair hūyamānaś ca pāvakaḥ ||
pradakṣiṇaśikho bhūtvā vidhūmaḥ samapadyata ||
vasiṣṭho vāmadevaś ca bhūridyumno gayaḥ krathaḥ ||
śukranāradavālmīkā marutaḥ kuśiko bhṛguḥ ||
brahmadevarṣayaś caiva kṛṣṇaṃ yadusukhāvaham ||
pradakṣiṇam avartanta sahitā vāsavānujam ||
evam etair mahābhāgair maharṣigaṇasādhubhiḥ ||
pūjitaḥ prayayau kṛṣṇaḥ kurūṇāṃ sadanaṃ prati ||
taṃ prayāntam anuprāyāt kuntīputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ||
bhīmasenārjunau cobhau mādrīputrau ca pāṇḍavau ||

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SanskritIASTMeaning
मन्त्राहुतिमहाहोमैर्mantrāhutimahāhomairwith great oblations accompanied by mantras; with grand offerings of mantras and libations
हूयमानश्hūyamānaśbeing offered in sacrifice; sustained by sacrificial offerings
चcaand; also
पावकःpāvakaḥthe fire; the flame
प्रदक्षिणशिखोpradakṣiṇaśikhowith its flame turned to the right; with a rightward-curling tongue of fire
भूत्वाbhūtvāhaving become; having been
विधूमःvidhūmaḥsmokeless; free of smoke
समपद्यतsamapadyatabecame; turned into
वसिष्ठोvasiṣṭhoVasishtha; the sage Vasishtha
वामदेवश्vāmadevaśVamadeva; the sage Vamadeva
चcaand; also
भूरिद्युम्नोbhūridyumnoBhuridyumna; the sage Bhuridyumna
गयःgayaḥGaya; the sage Gaya
क्रथःkrathaḥKratha; King Kratha
शुक्रनारदवाल्मीकाśukranāradavālmīkāShukra, Narada and Valmiki; the sages Shukra, Narada, Valmiki
मरुतःmarutaḥthe Maruts; the wind gods
कुशिकोkuśikoKushika; the sage Kushika
भृगुःbhṛguḥBhrigu; the sage Bhrigu
ब्रह्मदेवर्षयश्brahmadevarṣayaśthe brahmarishis and devarishis; the divine and brahmanical sages
चैवcaivaand also; and indeed
कृष्णंkṛṣṇaṃKrishna; Krishna Vasudeva
यदुसुखावहम्yadusukhāvahambringing joy to the Yadus; granting happiness to the line of Yadu
प्रदक्षिणम्pradakṣiṇama clockwise circumambulation; a reverent circling
अवर्तन्तavartantacircled; moved around
सहिताsahitāgathered together; united
वासवानुजम्vāsavānujamthe younger brother of Vasava; the brother of Indra
एवम्evamthus; even so
एतैर्etairby these; by such
महाभागैर्mahābhāgairby the greatly blessed; by the most worthy
महर्षिगणसाधुभिःmaharṣigaṇasādhubhiḥby the host of great sages and saints; by great rishis and holy men
पूजितःpūjitaḥhonored; revered
प्रययौprayayauset out; departed
कृष्णःkṛṣṇaḥKrishna; Vasudeva
कुरूणांkurūṇāṃof the Kurus; of the descendants of Kuru
सदनंsadanaṃthe abode; the dwelling
प्रतिpratitoward; among
तंtaṃthat; him
प्रयान्तम्prayāntamdeparting; setting out
अनुप्रायात्anuprāyātfollowed after; went after him
कुन्तीपुत्रोkuntīputrothe son of Kunti; Kunti's son
युधिष्ठिरःyudhiṣṭhiraḥYudhishthira; King Yudhishthira
भीमसेनार्जुनौbhīmasenārjunauBhimasena and Arjuna; Bhima and Arjuna
चोभौcobhauand both; both of them
माद्रीपुत्रौmādrīputrauthe two sons of Madri; Nakula and Sahadeva
चcaand; also
पाण्डवौpāṇḍavauthe two Pandavas; both sons of Pandu
Translation

The killing of Suyodhana. If, O Krishna, Bhima, Arjuna and King Yudhishthira are righteously disposed

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