Mahabharata 2.16.1–2

Rājasūyārambha-parva (jarāsaṃdha-utpatti) (Birth of Jarasandha)2.16.1–2

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Mahabharata · 2.16.1–2

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Кришна (Васудева)

Devanāgarī

वासुदेव उवाच
जातस्य भारते वंशे तथा कुन्त्याः सुतस्य च ॥
या वै युक्ता मतिः सेयम् अर्जुनेन प्रदर्शिता ॥
न मृत्योः समयं विद्म रात्रौ वा यदि वा दिवा ॥
न चापि कं चिद् अमरम् अयुद्धेनापि शुश्रुमः ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

vāsudeva uvāca
jātasya bhārate vaṃśe tathā kuntyāḥ sutasya ca ||
yā vai yuktā matiḥ seyam arjunena pradarśitā ||
na mṛtyoḥ samayaṃ vidma rātrau vā yadi vā divā ||
na cāpi kaṃ cid amaram ayuddhenāpi śuśrumaḥ ||

Word-by-word

SanskritIASTMeaning

जातस्य भारते वंशेjātasya bhārate vaṃśeborn in the line of Bharata

तथा कुन्त्याः सुतस्य चtathā kuntyāḥ sutasya caand to the son of Kunti

या वै युक्ता मतिः सा इयम्yā vai yuktā matiḥ sā iyamwhatever thought befits [him] — that indeed is

अर्जुनेन प्रदर्शिताarjunena pradarśitāshown by Arjuna;

न मृत्योः समयम् विद्मna mṛtyoḥ samayam vidmawe do not know the hour of death,

रात्रौ वा यदि वा दिवाrātrau vā yadi vā divāwhether by night or by day;

न च अपि कम् चित् अमरम्na ca api kam cit amaramand that anyone should become immortal

अयुद्धेन अपि शुश्रुमःayuddhena api śuśrumaḥeven without battle — we have not heard;

वासुदेवvāsudevaoriginal form “vāsudeva”, added to complete the word-by-word coverage

सेयम्seyamoriginal form “seyam”, added to complete the word-by-word coverage

समयंsamayaṃoriginal form “samayaṃ”, added to complete the word-by-word coverage

चापिcāpioriginal form “cāpi”, added to complete the word-by-word coverage

कंkaṃoriginal form “kaṃ”, added to complete the word-by-word coverage

चिद्cidoriginal form “cid”, added to complete the word-by-word coverage

अयुद्धेनापिayuddhenāpioriginal form “ayuddhenāpi”, added to complete the word-by-word coverage

Translation

Krishna said: ‘The thought that befits one born in the line of Bharata and the son of Kunti has indeed been shown by Arjuna. We do not know the hour of death — whether by night or by day; and we have not heard of anyone becoming immortal by avoiding battle either.’

Commentary

Here the Lord reminds us that death cannot be escaped: fleeing from battle grants no immortality. It is telling that remembrance of death is not a summons to despair but to right action: since all are destined to die, it is better to fall while doing one's duty. Thus the scripture shows that the thought of death becomes a spur to valor; and next comes the strength of sound policy.

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