Mahabharata · 5.81.71-72
॥
Devanāgarī
तव वाक्यानि दिव्यानि तत्र तेषां च माधव ॥
श्रोतुम् इच्छाम गोविन्द सत्यानि च शुभानि च ॥
आपृष्टो ऽसि महाबाहो पुनर् द्रक्ष्यामहे वयम् ॥
याह्य् अविघ्नेन वै वीर द्रक्ष्यामस् त्वां सभागतम् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
tava vākyāni divyāni tatra teṣāṃ ca mādhava ||
śrotum icchāma govinda satyāni ca śubhāni ca ||
āpṛṣṭo 'si mahābāho punar drakṣyāmahe vayam ||
yāhy avighnena vai vīra drakṣyāmas tvāṃ sabhāgatam ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
तवtavayour; yours
वाक्यानिvākyāniwords; speech
दिव्यानिdivyānidivine; heavenly
तत्रtatrathere; thither
तेषांteṣāṃtheir; of these
चcaand; also
माधवmādhavaO Madhava; O descendant of Madhu
श्रोतुम्śrotumto hear; to listen to
इच्छामicchāmawe wish; we desire
गोविन्दgovindaO Govinda; O Krishna
सत्यानिsatyānitrue; truthful
चcaand; also
शुभानिśubhāniauspicious; good
चcaand; also
आपृष्टोāpṛṣṭogiven leave to depart; having received permission
ऽसि'siyou are; you have been
महाबाहोmahābāhoO mighty-armed one; O strong-armed one
पुनर्punaragain; then
द्रक्ष्यामहेdrakṣyāmahewe shall see; we shall behold
वयम्vayamwe; all of us
याह्य्yāhygo; depart
अविघ्नेनavighnenawithout hindrance; unimpeded
वैvaiindeed; truly
वीरvīraO hero; O valiant one
द्रक्ष्यामस्drakṣyāmaswe shall see; we shall behold
त्वांtvāṃto you; you
सभागतम्sabhāgatamhaving come to the assembly; having entered the council
Translation
All began to express their joy.
Version
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This fragment (5.81.71-72) develops the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort for peace unfolds even as war draws inevitably near. Here dharma is revealed through speech, through the choice of an envoy, through faithfulness to one's word, and through the responsibility kings bear for the consequences of their decisions.