महाभारत · 1.176.6–7
॥
देवनागरी
ते तु दृष्ट्वा पुरं तच् च स्कन्धावारं च पाण्डवाः ॥
कुम्भकारस्य शालायां निवेशं चक्रिरे तदा ॥
तत्र भैक्षं समाजह्रुर् ब्राह्मीं वृत्तिं समाश्रिताः ॥
तांश् च प्राप्तांस् तदा वीराञ् जज्ञिरे न नराः क्व चित् ॥
लिप्यंतरण (IAST)
te tu dṛṣṭvā puraṃ tac ca skandhāvāraṃ ca pāṇḍavāḥ ||
kumbhakārasya śālāyāṃ niveśaṃ cakrire tadā ||
tatra bhaikṣaṃ samājahrur brāhmīṃ vṛttiṃ samāśritāḥ ||
tāṃś ca prāptāṃs tadā vīrāñ jajñire na narāḥ kva cit ||
शब्दशः अर्थ
संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
ते तु दृष्ट्वा पुरं तत् च स्कन्धावारं च पाण्डवाःte tu dṛṣṭvā puraṃ tat ca skandhāvāraṃ ca pāṇḍavāḥhaving seen that city and [military] camp, the Pandavas
कुम्भकारस्य शालायां निवेशं चक्रिरे तदाkumbhakārasya śālāyāṃ niveśaṃ cakrire tadāmade their dwelling then in a potter's workshop;
तत्र भैक्षं समाजह्रुः ब्राह्मीं वृत्तिं समाश्रिताःtatra bhaikṣaṃ samājahruḥ brāhmīṃ vṛttiṃ samāśritāḥthere they gathered alms, keeping to the brahminical way of life;
तान् च प्राप्तान् तदा वीरान् जज्ञिरे न नराः क्व चित्tān ca prāptān tadā vīrān jajñire na narāḥ kva citand no one anywhere recognized those heroes who had arrived;
तच्tacoriginal form "tac", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
समाजह्रुर्samājahruroriginal form "samājahrur", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तांश्tāṃśoriginal form "tāṃś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्राप्तांस्prāptāṃsoriginal form "prāptāṃs", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वीराञ्vīrāñoriginal form "vīrāñ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अनुवाद
"Having seen that city and the camp, the Pandavas made their dwelling in a potter's workshop; there they gathered alms, keeping to the brahminical way of life. And nowhere did anyone recognize those heroes who had come."
संस्करण
9898db74d3d6 · प्रकाशित 12 जुल॰ 2026, 5:37:22 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Here the greatest of heroes take shelter in the humble dwelling of a potter. It is telling how deep their humility runs: kings live in a potter's shed, subsisting on alms, unknown to anyone. True greatness needs no outward splendor: hidden beneath rags, it is not diminished. It is also telling that their being unrecognized keeps them safe. Thus the scripture shows humility concealing strength; and in the potter's workshop lie hidden the future lords of the earth, awaiting their hour.