Mahabharata · 1.195.15–16
॥
Devanāgarī
न चापि दोषेण तथा लोको वैति पुरोचनम् ॥
यथा त्वां पुरुषव्याघ्र लोको दोषेण गच्छति ॥
तद् इदं जीवितं तेषां तव कल्मषनाशनम् ॥
संमन्तव्यं महाराज पाण्डवानां च दर्शनम् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
na cāpi doṣeṇa tathā loko vaiti purocanam ||
yathā tvāṃ puruṣavyāghra loko doṣeṇa gacchati ||
tad idaṃ jīvitaṃ teṣāṃ tava kalmaṣanāśanam ||
saṃmantavyaṃ mahārāja pāṇḍavānāṃ ca darśanam ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
न च अपि दोषेण तथा लोकः वैति पुरोचनम्na ca api doṣeṇa tathā lokaḥ vaiti purocanamAnd the world does not blame Purochana so much
यथा त्वां पुरुषव्याघ्र लोकः दोषेण गच्छतिyathā tvāṃ puruṣavyāghra lokaḥ doṣeṇa gacchatias it blames you, O tiger among men;
तत् इदं जीवितं तेषां तव कल्मषनाशनम्tat idaṃ jīvitaṃ teṣāṃ tava kalmaṣanāśanamtherefore this rescue of theirs is the cleansing of your stain,
संमन्तव्यं महाराज पाण्डवानां च दर्शनम्saṃmantavyaṃ mahārāja pāṇḍavānāṃ ca darśanamand the appearance of the Pandavas should be honored as a blessing, O great king;
चापिcāpioriginal form "cāpi", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
लोकोlokooriginal form "loko", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
लोकोlokooriginal form "loko", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तद्tadoriginal form "tad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
'And the world does not blame Purochana as much as it blames you, O tiger among men. Therefore this rescue of theirs is the cleansing of your stain, and the appearance of the Pandavas should be honored as a blessing, O great king.'
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Here the rescue of the innocent appears as a cleansing for the guilty. It is significant that Bhishma sees in the Pandavas' return a mercy toward Duryodhana: their survival washes away his guilt for the villainy that failed. Here it is revealed that Providence, in saving the innocent, also opens a path of repentance for the wrongdoer. Thus the scripture shows the twofold mercy of this deliverance; and Bhishma calls on Duryodhana to accept it as a gift, not to reject it.