Mahabharata 4.13.3 — Virata Parva, Adhyaya 13, Shloka 3
Virāṭa-parva Adhyāya 13 — Kīcaka’s Proposition and Draupadī’s Dharmic Refusal
तृणबिन्दुप्रसादाच्च धर्मस्य च महात्मन: । अज्ञातवासमेवं तु विराटनगरेडवसन्
tṛṇabinduprasādāc ca dharmasya ca mahātmanaḥ | ajñātavāsam evaṃ tu virāṭanagare 'vasan |
ராஜரிஷி த்ருணபிந்து மற்றும் மகாத்மா தர்மத்தின் அருளால், பாண்டவர்கள் இவ்வாறு விராடநகரில் அஞ்ஞாதவாசக் காலத்தை நிறைவு செய்யத் தொடங்கினர்.
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Even in concealment and hardship, success is portrayed as resting on dharma and the supportive grace of the righteous; ethical order and noble allies sustain one through trials.
The Pāṇḍavas are residing in Virāṭa’s city during their final year of exile, remaining unrecognized; the narrator attributes their safe continuation to the favor of Tṛṇabindu and the protection of Dharma.
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