मुहूर्तमात्रं त्व् अनुचिन्त्य राजा; युधिष्ठिरो मातरम् उत्तमौजाः ॥
कुन्तीं समाश्वास्य कुरुप्रवीरो; धनंजयं वाक्यम् इदं बभाषे ॥
त्वया जिता पाण्डव याज्ञसेनी; त्वया च तोषिष्यति राजपुत्री ॥
प्रज्वाल्यतां हूयतां चापि वह्निर्; गृहाण पाणिं विधिवत् त्वम् अस्याः ॥
muhūrtamātraṃ tv anucintya rājā; yudhiṣṭhiro mātaram uttamaujāḥ ||
kuntīṃ samāśvāsya kurupravīro; dhanaṃjayaṃ vākyam idaṃ babhāṣe ||
tvayā jitā pāṇḍava yājñasenī; tvayā ca toṣiṣyati rājaputrī ||
prajvālyatāṃ hūyatāṃ cāpi vahnir; gṛhāṇa pāṇiṃ vidhivat tvam asyāḥ ||
"Having reflected but a moment, the most mighty King Yudhishthira, having comforted Kunti, said to Dhananjaya: 'By you, O Pandava, Yajnaseni has been won, and by you will the princess be pleased; let the fire be kindled and fed with oblations; take her hand according to rite.'"
f69601c68882 · प्रकाशित 12 जुल॰ 2026, 5:44:41 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Here the eldest brother, before all else, gives the maiden to the one who won her. It is significant that Yudhishthira, having comforted his mother, bids Arjuna the victor marry: it is only just that what was won by valor should go to the one who won it. Here is shown the elder brother's sense of fairness: he does not appropriate the prize but gives it according to merit. Thus the text shows the first, natural decision — the maiden goes to her conqueror; but Arjuna's humility will open the way to another, higher arrangement.