Mahabharata · 1.221.13–14
॥
Devanāgarī
अन्ववेक्ष्यैतद् उभयं क्षमं स्याद् यत् कुलस्य नः ॥
तद् वै कर्तुं परः कालो मातर् एष भवेत् तव ॥
मा वै कुलविनाशाय स्नेहं कार्षीः सुतेषु नः ॥
न हीदं कर्म मोघं स्याल् लोककामस्य नः पितुः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
anvavekṣyaitad ubhayaṃ kṣamaṃ syād yat kulasya naḥ ||
tad vai kartuṃ paraḥ kālo mātar eṣa bhavet tava ||
mā vai kulavināśāya snehaṃ kārṣīḥ suteṣu naḥ ||
na hīdaṃ karma moghaṃ syāl lokakāmasya naḥ pituḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
अन्ववेक्ष्य एतत् उभयं क्षमं स्यात् यत् कुलस्य नःanvavekṣya etat ubhayaṃ kṣamaṃ syāt yat kulasya naḥhaving weighed both, [do] what would be for the good of our lineage;
तत् वै कर्तुं परः कालः मातः एषः भवेत् तवtat vai kartuṃ paraḥ kālaḥ mātaḥ eṣaḥ bhavet tavafor now is the very time, mother, for you to do this;
मा वै कुलविनाशाय स्नेहं कार्षीः सुतेषु नःmā vai kulavināśāya snehaṃ kārṣīḥ suteṣu naḥdo not, for the sake of the lineage's ruin, show love to us, your sons;
न हि इदं कर्म मोघं स्यात् लोककामस्य नः पितुःna hi idaṃ karma moghaṃ syāt lokakāmasya naḥ pituḥfor let not this deed of our father, who longed for [heavenly] worlds, be in vain."
अन्ववेक्ष्यैतद्anvavekṣyaitadoriginal form "anvavekṣyaitad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
स्याद्syādoriginal form "syād", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तद्tadoriginal form "tad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कालोkālooriginal form "kālo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मातर्mātaroriginal form "mātar", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
एषeṣaoriginal form "eṣa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
हीदंhīdaṃoriginal form "hīdaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
स्याल्syāloriginal form "syāl", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
"Having weighed both, do what would be for the good of our lineage; for now is the very time, mother, for you to do this; do not, for the ruin of the lineage, show love to us, your sons; for let not this deed of our father, who longed for heavenly worlds, be in vain."
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Here love is called to submit to the good of the lineage. It is telling that the children warn their mother: "do not, for the lineage's ruin, show love" — attachment unrestrained by reason can destroy the very thing it loves. Herein is the truth that even love must be enlightened by dharma. Thus the scripture reveals the children's supreme concern for the lineage; and they place the continuation of the line above their own fate.