Mahābhārata · 1.102.23
॥
Devanāgarī
धृतराष्ट्रस् त्व् अचक्षुष्ट्वाद् राज्यं न प्रत्यपद्यत ॥
करणत्वाच् च विदुरः पाण्डुर् आसीन् महीपतिः ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
dhṛtarāṣṭras tv acakṣuṣṭvād rājyaṃ na pratyapadyata ||
karaṇatvāc ca viduraḥ pāṇḍur āsīn mahīpatiḥ ||
Palabra por palabra
SánscritoIASTSignificado
धृतराष्ट्रः तु अचक्षुष्ट्वात् राज्यं न प्रत्यपद्यतdhṛtarāṣṭraḥ tu acakṣuṣṭvāt rājyaṃ na pratyapadyatabut Dhritarashtra, because of his blindness, did not obtain the kingdom
करणत्वात् च विदुरः पाण्डुः आसीत् महीपतिःkaraṇatvāt ca viduraḥ pāṇḍuḥ āsīt mahīpatiḥand Vidura, because of [being born of a servant woman; thus] Pandu became lord of the earth
धृतराष्ट्रस्dhṛtarāṣṭrasoriginal form "dhṛtarāṣṭras", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
त्व्tvoriginal form "tv", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अचक्षुष्ट्वाद्acakṣuṣṭvādoriginal form "acakṣuṣṭvād", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
करणत्वाच्karaṇatvācoriginal form "karaṇatvāc", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पाण्डुर्pāṇḍuroriginal form "pāṇḍur", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
आसीन्āsīnoriginal form "āsīn", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Traducción
But Dhritarashtra, because of his blindness, did not obtain the kingdom, nor did Vidura, because of his birth from a serving woman; and so Pandu became lord of the earth.
Versión
9227b5191835 · publicado 12 jul 2026, 16:30:26 UTC
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Here the question of succession is settled — and the knot of the coming drama is tied. It is telling that the eldest, Dhritarashtra, is barred from rule by a bodily defect, blindness: the ancient dharma did not permit a king with an infirmity to take the throne, for a king must be able to fulfill every duty of rule. Vidura, wisest and most righteous of the three, is barred by low birth (from a serving woman). Here is a bitter irony: it is neither the strongest (Dhritarashtra) nor the most righteous (Vidura) who ascends the throne, but the middle brother, Pandu; the law of birth and bodily fitness proves stronger than personal merit. It is significant that this very exclusion of Dhritarashtra will sow in him and his sons a hidden grievance and a hunger for power that will grow into the enmity of the Kauravas and Pandavas. Thus, closing the account of the golden age, the scripture quietly plants the seed of future discord: an involuntary injustice to the blind elder brother will become, by providence, the beginning of the great war in which the Lord Himself will manifest.