Mahābhārata · 1.146.18–19
॥
Devanāgarī
संप्रेक्षमाणा पुत्रं ते नानुरूपम् इवात्मनः ॥
अनर्हवशम् आपन्नाम् इमां चापि सुतां तव ॥
अवज्ञाता च लोकस्य तथात्मानम् अजानती ॥
अवलिप्तैर् नरैर् ब्रह्मन् मरिष्यामि न संशयः ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
saṃprekṣamāṇā putraṃ te nānurūpam ivātmanaḥ ||
anarhavaśam āpannām imāṃ cāpi sutāṃ tava ||
avajñātā ca lokasya tathātmānam ajānatī ||
avaliptair narair brahman mariṣyāmi na saṃśayaḥ ||
Palabra por palabra
SánscritoIASTSignificado
संप्रेक्षमाणा पुत्रं ते न अनुरूपम् इव आत्मनःsaṃprekṣamāṇā putraṃ te na anurūpam iva ātmanaḥ"seeing your son, not yet [grown] to your likeness,
अनर्हवशम् आपन्नाम् इमां च अपि सुतां तवanarhavaśam āpannām imāṃ ca api sutāṃ tavaand this your daughter, fallen into the power of the unworthy,
अवज्ञाता च लोकस्य तथा आत्मानम् अजानतीavajñātā ca lokasya tathā ātmānam ajānatīscorned by the people and no longer even mindful of herself,
अवलिप्तैः नरैः ब्रह्मन् मरिष्यामि न संशयःavaliptaiḥ naraiḥ brahman mariṣyāmi na saṃśayaḥI shall die at the hands of insolent men, O brahmin, there is no doubt;
नानुरूपम्nānurūpamoriginal form "nānurūpam", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
इवात्मनःivātmanaḥoriginal form "ivātmanaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चापिcāpioriginal form "cāpi", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तथात्मानम्tathātmānamoriginal form "tathātmānam", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अवलिप्तैर्avaliptairoriginal form "avaliptair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नरैर्narairoriginal form "narair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Traducción
"Seeing your son, not yet grown to your likeness, and this your daughter, fallen into the power of the unworthy — scorned by people and no longer even mindful of herself — I, O brahmin, shall surely die at the hands of insolent men."
Versión
409ba8e8468e · publicado 12 jul 2026, 17:09:57 UTC
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Here the wife pictures the inevitable ruin that awaits her should she remain a widow. Telling is her phrase "no longer even mindful of herself": dishonor and violence can destroy not only the body but darken the spirit — she fears the loss of her very self-possession. Here it is revealed that, without protection and support, a person is vulnerable not only in body but in soul: trampled dignity leads to despair. Thus the text shows that her sacrifice is not blind despair but sober foresight: remaining behind, she would perish all the same — and by a worse, inglorious death; by going now, she saves both honor and family.