Mahābhārata · 1.142.8–9
॥
Devanāgarī
ततो ऽहं सर्वभूतानां भावे विचरता शुभे ॥
चोदिता तव पुत्रस्य मन्मथेन वशानुगा ॥
ततो वृतो मया भर्ता तव पुत्रो महाबलः ॥
अपनेतुं च यतितो न चैव शकितो मया ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
tato 'haṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ bhāve vicaratā śubhe ||
coditā tava putrasya manmathena vaśānugā ||
tato vṛto mayā bhartā tava putro mahābalaḥ ||
apanetuṃ ca yatito na caiva śakito mayā ||
Palabra por palabra
SánscritoIASTSignificado
ततः अहं सर्वभूतानां भावे विचरता शुभेtataḥ ahaṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ bhāve vicaratā śubhethen I — by Manmatha, who wanders in the good heart of all beings —
चोदिता तव पुत्रस्य मन्मथेन वशानुगाcoditā tava putrasya manmathena vaśānugāwas driven toward your son, submissive to Manmatha [Kama];
ततः वृतः मया भर्ता तव पुत्रः महाबलःtataḥ vṛtaḥ mayā bhartā tava putraḥ mahābalaḥthen your mighty son was chosen by me as husband,
अपनेतुं च यतितः न च एव शकितः मयाapanetuṃ ca yatitaḥ na ca eva śakitaḥ mayāand I strove to carry you away, but I could not."
ततोtatooriginal form "tato", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽहं'haṃoriginal form "'haṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ततोtatooriginal form "tato", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वृतोvṛtooriginal form "vṛto", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पुत्रोputrooriginal form "putro", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यतितोyatitooriginal form "yatito", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चैवcaivaoriginal form "caiva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
शकितोśakitooriginal form "śakito", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Traducción
"Then, driven by Manmatha, who wanders in the hearts of all beings, submissive [to love], I chose your mighty son as husband; and I strove to carry you all away, but I could not."
Versión
ec2c4aa165e2 · publicado 12 jul 2026, 17:09:57 UTC
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Here Hidimba reveals the source of her change — Kama, who holds sway over all. It is telling that she does not hide her own longing either: the love that visited her turned into a wish for lawful marriage, not lust; she "chose as husband," seeking wedlock, not a fleeting encounter. The force of desire can be ordered by dharma: longing directed toward marriage and toward the worthy rises toward the good. Also telling is her inability to carry off the family — as though fate itself restrained her so that what was fitting might come to pass. The verse shows that love seeking union by law is no vice, but the beginning of a new, righteous path.