Mahabharata · 7.59.21
॥
Devanāgarī
निहत्य सैन्धवं जिष्णुर् अद्य त्वाम् उपयास्यति ॥
विशोको विज्वरो राजन् भव भूतिपुरस्कृतः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
nihatya saindhavaṃ jiṣṇur adya tvām upayāsyati ||
viśoko vijvaro rājan bhava bhūtipuraskṛtaḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
निहत्य सैन्धवम्nihatya saindhavamhaving slain the Sindhu king; having slain the Sindhu king
जिष्णुःjiṣṇuḥJishnu [the victorious one; Arjuna]; Jishnu
अद्य त्वाम् उपयास्यतिadya tvām upayāsyatiwill come to you this day; will return to you this day
विशोकः विज्वरः राजन्viśokaḥ vijvaraḥ rājanfree from grief, free from fever [anxiety], O king; free from grief, free from anxiety, O sovereign
भव भूतिपुरस्कृतःbhava bhūtipuraskṛtaḥbe, filled with prosperity; be, blessed with prosperity
Translation
"Having slain the Sindhu king, Jishnu will return to you this very day. Be without grief, without anxiety, O king, and full of well-being."
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The chapter closes with a promise of return: "nihatya saindhavaṃ jiṣṇuḥ adya tvām upayāsyati", "having slain the Sindhu king, the victorious one will return to you today." And a charge to the king: "viśokaḥ vijvaraḥ... bhava", "be without grief, without anxiety." It is significant that the prayer, which began with surrender to the Lord, is crowned by His word of peace. The verse teaches that one who has entrusted his cause to God may rightly lay down anxiety: having received the Lord's promise, the devotee should no longer be tormented but abide, "viśokaḥ vijvaraḥ", without grief or fever, in the grace-filled peace of trust.