Mahābhārata · 1.1.5
॥
Devanāgarī
अथ तेषूपविष्टेषु सर्वेष्व् एव तपस्विषु ।
निर्दिष्टम् आसनं भेजे विनयाल् लोमहर्षणिः ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
atha teṣūpaviṣṭeṣu sarveṣv eva tapasviṣu |
nirdiṣṭam āsanaṃ bheje vinayāl lomaharṣaṇiḥ ||
Palabra por palabra
SánscritoIASTSignificado
अथathathen; so; after that
तेषुteṣuwhen they; among those
उपविष्टेषुupaviṣṭeṣuhad taken their seats; when they had sat down; when they had settled into their places
सर्वेषुsarveṣuall
एवevaindeed; emphatic particle; every single one
तपस्विषुtapasviṣuascetics; practitioners of austerity; those devoted to tapas
निर्दिष्टम्nirdiṣṭamindicated; assigned; offered
आसनम्āsanamseat; place
भेजेbhejetook; accepted; made use of
विनयात्vinayātwith humility; out of respect; out of modesty
लोमहर्षणिःlomaharṣaṇiḥthe son of Lomaharshana (Ugrashravas)
तेषूपविष्टेषुteṣūpaviṣṭeṣuoriginal form "teṣūpaviṣṭeṣu", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
सर्वेष्व्sarveṣvoriginal form "sarveṣv", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
आसनंāsanaṃoriginal form "āsanaṃ", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
विनयाल्vinayāloriginal form "vinayāl", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
Traducción
Then, when all the ascetics had taken their seats, the son of Lomaharshana humbly took the seat indicated to him.
Versión
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The narrator does not sit down of his own will, but only in the place assigned to him, and he does so "with humility" (vinayāt). This is no incidental detail: humility is the foundation for the right transmission of sacred knowledge. One who carries the word about the Lord and His devotees does not place himself above the listeners or seek honor, but takes the position of a servant. It is in such a state of mind that knowledge descends purely, undistorted by pride. Here it is especially emphasized that hearing and retelling narrations about the Supreme bear fruit only in a spirit of humility, in a mood of service rather than self-assertion.