Mahabharata
Bhagavad-yāna (088) (Kṛṣṇa's Embassy to the Kurus, Chapters 71-137)5.88.46-50
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Mahabharata · 5.88.46-50
Devanāgarī

चतुर्दशम् इमं वर्षं यन् नापश्यम् अरिंदम ॥
पुत्राधिभिः परिद्यूनां द्रौपदीं सत्यवादिनीम् ॥
न नूनं कर्मभिः पुण्यैर् अश्नुते पुरुषः सुखम् ॥
द्रौपदी चेत् तथावृत्ता नाश्नुते सुखम् अव्ययम् ॥
न प्रियो मम कृष्णाय बीभत्सुर् न युधिष्ठिरः ॥
भीमसेनो यमौ वापि यद् अपश्यं सभागताम् ॥
न मे दुःखतरं किं चिद् भूतपूर्वं ततो ऽधिकम् ॥
यद् द्रौपदीं निवातस्थां श्वशुराणां समीपगाम् ॥
आनायिताम् अनार्येण क्रोधलोभानुवर्तिना ॥
सर्वे प्रैक्षन्त कुरव एकवस्त्रां सभागताम् ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

caturdaśam imaṃ varṣaṃ yan nāpaśyam ariṃdama ||
putrādhibhiḥ paridyūnāṃ draupadīṃ satyavādinīm ||
na nūnaṃ karmabhiḥ puṇyair aśnute puruṣaḥ sukham ||
draupadī cet tathāvṛttā nāśnute sukham avyayam ||
na priyo mama kṛṣṇāya bībhatsur na yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ||
bhīmaseno yamau vāpi yad apaśyaṃ sabhāgatām ||
na me duḥkhataraṃ kiṃ cid bhūtapūrvaṃ tato 'dhikam ||
yad draupadīṃ nivātasthāṃ śvaśurāṇāṃ samīpagām ||
ānāyitām anāryeṇa krodhalobhānuvartinā ||
sarve praikṣanta kurava ekavastrāṃ sabhāgatām ||

Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
चतुर्दशम्caturdaśamthe fourteenth; the fourteenth year
इमंimaṃthis; this very
वर्षंvarṣaṃrain; downpour
यन्yanthat; which
नापश्यम्nāpaśyamI did not see; I failed to see
अरिंदमariṃdamaO subduer of foes; conqueror of enemies
पुत्राधिभिःputrādhibhiḥwith grief over her sons; with sorrows for her sons
परिद्यूनांparidyūnāṃworn out; exhausted with grief
द्रौपदींdraupadīṃDraupadi; the daughter of Drupada
सत्यवादिनीम्satyavādinīmtruthful; speaker of truth
nanot; no
नूनंnūnaṃsurely; certainly
कर्मभिःkarmabhiḥby deeds; by actions
पुण्यैर्puṇyairmeritorious; virtuous
अश्नुतेaśnuteobtains; enjoys
पुरुषःpuruṣaḥa man; a person
सुखम्sukhamhappiness; peace
द्रौपदीdraupadīDraupadi; the daughter of Drupada
चेत्cetif; should
तथावृत्ताtathāvṛttāthus circumstanced; of such a condition
नाश्नुतेnāśnutedoes not enjoy; does not attain
सुखम्sukhamhappiness; peace
अव्ययम्avyayamunchanging; imperishable
nanot; no
प्रियोpriyodear; beloved
ममmamamy; to me
कृष्णायkṛṣṇāyato Krishna; for Krishna
बीभत्सुर्bībhatsurBibhatsu; Arjuna
nanot; no
युधिष्ठिरःyudhiṣṭhiraḥYudhishthira; King Yudhishthira
भीमसेनोbhīmasenoBhimasena; Bhima
यमौyamauthe twins; Nakula and Sahadeva
वापिvāpior also; or
यद्yadthat; which
अपश्यंapaśyaṃI saw; I beheld
सभागताम्sabhāgatāmcome into the assembly; present in the hall
nanot; no
मेmemy; to me
दुःखतरंduḥkhataraṃmore grievous; still more sorrowful
किंkiṃwhat; which
चिद्cidindeed; any
भूतपूर्वंbhūtapūrvaṃhaving occurred before; that happened earlier
ततोtatothan that; thereafter
ऽधिकम्'dhikamgreater; surpassing; even greater
यद्yadthat; which
द्रौपदींdraupadīṃDraupadi; the daughter of Drupada
निवातस्थांnivātasthāṃstanding in a sheltered place; staying in seclusion
श्वशुराणांśvaśurāṇāṃof her fathers-in-law; of her husband's elder kin
समीपगाम्samīpagāmhaving approached; come near
आनायिताम्ānāyitāmbrought; led forth
अनार्येणanāryeṇaby an ignoble man; by an unworthy man
क्रोधलोभानुवर्तिनाkrodhalobhānuvartināfollowing anger and greed; enslaved to wrath and avarice
सर्वेsarveall; every one of them
प्रैक्षन्तpraikṣantalooked on; watched
कुरवkuravaO Kurus; descendants of Kuru
एकवस्त्रांekavastrāṃin a single garment; clad in one cloth
सभागताम्sabhāgatāmcome into the assembly; present in the hall
Translation

What means might there be to achieve this end, so that Janardana does not guess our purpose and so that no danger overtakes us -- that you must tell me.'

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