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Mahabharata · 7.79.8–9
॥
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Devanāgarī
आजानेयैर् महावेगैर् नानादेशसमुत्थितैः ॥
पार्वतीयैर् नदीजैश् च सैन्धवैश् च हयोत्तमैः ॥
कुरुयोधवरा राजंस् तव पुत्रं परीप्सवः ॥
धनंजयरथं शीघ्रं सर्वतः समुपाद्रवन् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
ājāneyair mahāvegair nānādeśasamutthitaiḥ ||
pārvatīyair nadījaiś ca saindhavaiś ca hayottamaiḥ ||
kuruyodhavarā rājaṃs tava putraṃ parīpsavaḥ ||
dhanaṃjayarathaṃ śīghraṃ sarvataḥ samupādravan ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
आजानेयैः महावेगैःājāneyaiḥ mahāvegaiḥthoroughbred, swiftest; of noble breed, fleet as flight
नानादेशसमुत्थितैःnānādeśasamutthitaiḥhailing from various lands; native to different lands
पार्वतीयैः नदीजैः चpārvatīyaiḥ nadījaiḥ camountain-bred and river-bred; [horses] of highlands and riverlands
सैन्धवैः च हयोत्तमैःsaindhavaiḥ ca hayottamaiḥand Sindhu horses -- the finest steeds; and Sindhu horses -- choice mounts
कुरुयोधवराः राजन्kuruyodhavarāḥ rājanthe best warriors of the Kurus, O king; the foremost fighters of the Kurus, O king
तव पुत्रम् परीप्सवःtava putram parīpsavaḥdesiring to save your son; striving to shield your son
धनंजयरथम् शीघ्रम्dhanaṃjayaratham śīghramtoward Dhananjaya's chariot swiftly; toward Dhananjaya's chariot at speed
सर्वतः समुपाद्रवन्sarvataḥ samupādravanrushed from every side; fell upon from all directions
Translation
On thoroughbred, swiftest horses hailing from various lands -- mountain-bred, river-bred, and Sindhu horses, the finest steeds -- the foremost warriors of the Kurus, O king, desiring to save your son, swiftly rushed from every side toward the chariot of Dhananjaya.
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75a166a3d559 · published Jul 19, 2026, 3:52:56 PM UTC
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"Tava putram parīpsavaḥ" -- this whole gathering of the finest horses and warriors is moved by one thing: to shield your son. Dhritarashtra's fatherly attachment, for which so much strength is mustered, is the very root that destroys the dynasty. It is telling that the greatest host here serves not truth but the rescue of the instigator. The verse teaches that force set to defend the wrongful only multiplies the loss to come, for it is not the cause but the guilt that is being guarded.