Mahabharata · 1.224.9–10
॥
Devanāgarī
तथाग्नौ ते परीत्ताश् च त्वया हि मम संनिधौ ॥
प्रतिश्रुतं तथा चेति ज्वलनेन महात्मना ॥
लोकपालो ऽनृतां वाचं न तु वक्ता कथं चन ॥
समर्थास् ते च वक्तारो न ते तेष्व् अस्ति मानसम् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
tathāgnau te parīttāś ca tvayā hi mama saṃnidhau ||
pratiśrutaṃ tathā ceti jvalanena mahātmanā ||
lokapālo 'nṛtāṃ vācaṃ na tu vaktā kathaṃ cana ||
samarthās te ca vaktāro na te teṣv asti mānasam ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
तथा अग्नौ ते परीत्ताः च त्वया हि मम संनिधौtathā agnau te parīttāḥ ca tvayā hi mama saṃnidhau“For thus they were entrusted by you to the fire in my presence,
प्रतिश्रुतं तथा च इति ज्वलनेन महात्मनाpratiśrutaṃ tathā ca iti jvalanena mahātmanāand thus it was promised by the great-souled one — the flame;
लोकपालः अनृतां वाचं न तु वक्ता कथं चनlokapālaḥ anṛtāṃ vācaṃ na tu vaktā kathaṃ canaa guardian of the world never speaks a false word;
समर्थाः ते च वक्तारः न ते तेषु अस्ति मानसम्samarthāḥ te ca vaktāraḥ na te teṣu asti mānasamand they themselves are able to speak for themselves; you have no true thought for them;
तथाग्नौtathāgnauoriginal form "tathāgnau", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
परीत्ताश्parīttāśoriginal form "parīttāś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चेतिcetioriginal form "ceti", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
लोकपालोlokapālooriginal form "lokapālo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽनृतां'nṛtāṃoriginal form "'nṛtāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
समर्थास्samarthāsoriginal form "samarthās", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वक्तारोvaktārooriginal form "vaktāro", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तेष्व्teṣvoriginal form "teṣv", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
“For thus they were entrusted by you to the fire in my presence, and thus it was promised by the great-souled flame; a guardian of the world never speaks a false word; and they themselves are able to speak for themselves — you have no true thought for them.”
Version
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Here Lapita recalls the unshakable word of a world-guardian. Telling is the saying: “a guardian of the world never speaks a false word” — one can rely on the promise of the great. Here is the truth about the faithfulness of the virtuous to their word; but Lapita ascribes Mandapala's fear to another cause. Thus the scripture shows Lapita's argument; and behind it, her jealous reproach.