Mahābhārata · 1.1.61
॥
Devanāgarī
चतुर्विंशतिसाहस्रीं चक्रे भारतसंहिताम् ।
उपाख्यानैर् विना तावद् भारतं प्रोच्यते बुधैः ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
caturviṃśatisāhasrīṃ cakre bhāratasaṃhitām |
upākhyānair vinā tāvad bhārataṃ procyate budhaiḥ ||
Palabra por palabra
SánscritoIASTSignificado
चतुर्विंशतिसाहस्रीम्caturviṃśati-sāhasrīminto twenty-four thousand (verses)
चक्रेcakrecreated; composed
भारतसंहिताम्bhārata-saṃhitāmthe samhita of the "Bharata"; the compendium of the "Bharata"
उपाख्यानैःupākhyānaiḥwith subsidiary tales (upakhyanas)
विनाvināwithout
तावत्tāvatthat much; to that extent; just so much
भारतम्bhāratamas "the Bharata"
प्रोच्यतेprocyateis called; is named
बुधैःbudhaiḥby the wise; by the learned
चतुर्विंशतिसाहस्रींcaturviṃśatisāhasrīṃoriginal form "caturviṃśatisāhasrīṃ", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
भारतसंहिताम्bhāratasaṃhitāmoriginal form "bhāratasaṃhitām", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
उपाख्यानैर्upākhyānairoriginal form "upākhyānair", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
तावद्tāvadoriginal form "tāvad", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
भारतंbhārataṃoriginal form "bhārataṃ", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
Traducción
He composed the samhita of the "Bharata" in twenty-four thousand verses; that alone, without the subsidiary tales, the wise call "the Bharata."
Versión
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The core of the Bharata is twenty-four thousand verses, without the subsidiary tales (upakhyanas). Thus the work has both a heart and its extensions. This points to a deliberate design: first the essence, then the surrounding narratives that deepen and illustrate what is central. Both the core and its framing serve one purpose — to reveal the greatness of the Lord and the path of devotion spoken of before.