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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.9.2

तदा ते भ्रातर: सर्वे सदश्वै: स्वर्णभूषितै: । अन्वगच्छन् रथैर्विप्रा व्यासधौम्यादयस्तथा ॥ २ ॥
tadā te bhrātaraḥ sarve
[tadaa te bhraatarah sarve]
sadaśvaiḥ svarṇa-bhūṣitaiḥ
[sadashvaih svarna-bhooshitaih]
anvagacchan rathair viprā
[anvagachchan rathair vipraa]
vyāsa-dhaumyādayas tathā
[vyaasa-dhaumyaadayas tathaa]
Word-for-word
tadā — at that time te — all of them bhrātaraḥ — the brothers sarve — all together sat-aśvaiḥ — drawn by first-class horses svarṇa — gold bhūṣitaiḥ — being decorated with anvagacchan — followed one after another rathaiḥ — on the chariots viprāḥ — O brāhmaṇas vyāsa — the sage Vyāsa dhaumya — Dhaumya ādayaḥ — and others tathā — also.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tadā te bhrātaraḥ sarve
tadā
at that time
te
all of them
bhrātaraḥ
the brothers
sarve
all together
sadaśvaiḥ svarṇa-bhūṣitaiḥ
sat-aśvaiḥ
drawn by first-class horses
svarṇa
gold
bhūṣitaiḥ
being decorated with
anvagacchan rathair viprā
anvagacchan
followed one after another
rathaiḥ
on the chariots
viprāḥ
O brāhmaṇas
vyāsa-dhaumyādayas tathā
vyāsa
the sage Vyāsa
dhaumya
Dhaumya
ādayaḥ
and others
tathā
also.
At that time all his brothers followed him on beautiful chariots drawn by first-class horses decorated with gold ornaments. With them were Vyāsa and ṛṣis like Dhaumya [the learned priest of the Pāṇḍavas] and others.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
His brother and brāhmaṇas such as Vyāsa and Dhaumya followed behind with chariots decorated with gold and fine horses.
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Personal Guidance
All his brothers followed him on beautiful chariots; sages came too. Hard journeys are best made in company. Wisdom is gathered, not soloed.
Reflection Questions
  • Who would I want walking beside me to a hard conversation?
  • Where am I going alone when company would be wiser?
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