Mahābhārata · 1.109.30–31
॥
Devanāgarī
वर्तमानः सुखे दुःखं यथाहं प्रापितस् त्वया ॥
तथा सुखं त्वां संप्राप्तं दुःखम् अभ्यागमिष्यति ॥
वैशंपायन उवाच
एवम् उक्त्वा सुदुःखार्तो जीवितात् स व्ययुज्यत ॥
मृगः पाण्डुश् च शोकार्तः क्षणेन समपद्यत ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
vartamānaḥ sukhe duḥkhaṃ yathāhaṃ prāpitas tvayā ||
tathā sukhaṃ tvāṃ saṃprāptaṃ duḥkham abhyāgamiṣyati ||
vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
evam uktvā suduḥkhārto jīvitāt sa vyayujyata ||
mṛgaḥ pāṇḍuś ca śokārtaḥ kṣaṇena samapadyata ||
Palabra por palabra
SánscritoIASTSignificado
वर्तमानः सुखे दुःखं यथा अहं प्रापितः त्वयाvartamānaḥ sukhe duḥkhaṃ yathā ahaṃ prāpitaḥ tvayāas I, who dwelt in happiness, was cast by you into grief,
तथा सुखं त्वां संप्राप्तं दुःखम् अभ्यागमिष्यतिtathā sukhaṃ tvāṃ saṃprāptaṃ duḥkham abhyāgamiṣyatiso too, to you who have attained happiness, grief will come
एवम् उक्त्वा सुदुःखार्तः जीवितात् सः व्ययुज्यतevam uktvā suduḥkhārtaḥ jīvitāt saḥ vyayujyatahaving said this, sorely afflicted, he parted with life
मृगः पाण्डुः च शोकार्तः क्षणेन समपद्यतmṛgaḥ pāṇḍuḥ ca śokārtaḥ kṣaṇena samapadyatait was the deer; and Pandu at once became overcome with grief
यथाहंyathāhaṃoriginal form "yathāhaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रापितस्prāpitasoriginal form "prāpitas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वैशंपायनvaiśaṃpāyanaoriginal form "vaiśaṃpāyana", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सुदुःखार्तोsuduḥkhārtooriginal form "suduḥkhārto", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सsaoriginal form "sa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पाण्डुश्pāṇḍuśoriginal form "pāṇḍuś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Traducción
"As I, who dwelt in happiness, was cast by you into grief, so too grief will come to you who have attained happiness." Having said this, the sorely afflicted deer parted with life; and Pandu at once became overwhelmed with grief.
Versión
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Here the curse comes to its end, the sage dies, and Pandu is overwhelmed with grief. His final words are telling: 'as you cast me from happiness into grief, so happiness will turn to grief for you' -- the law of retribution stated as an exact symmetry. Here the mirroring nature of karma is revealed: what is done returns wearing the same face. Pandu's immediate grief is telling too: he does not harden himself or go on justifying his act, but is broken by sorrow -- the mark of a noble soul capable of repentance. This grief will become the turning point of his life: from it will come renunciation, penance, and withdrawal from the world, as the next chapter will tell. Thus scripture closes the story of the fatal deed: the sin is done, the curse pronounced, and a righteous heart, having known its guilt, turns to repentance. In Pandu's tragedy lies a lesson: that even an unwitting sin bears its fruit, but that meeting it with contrition opens the path to purification.