Mahābhārata · 1.147.17–18
॥
Devanāgarī
किं न्व् अतः परमं दुःखं यद् वयं स्वर्गते त्वयि ॥
याचमानाः पराद् अन्नं परिधावेमहि श्ववत् ॥
त्वयि त्व् अरोगे निर्मुक्ते क्लेशाद् अस्मात् सबान्धवे ॥
अमृते वसती लोके भविष्यामि सुखान्विता ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
kiṃ nv ataḥ paramaṃ duḥkhaṃ yad vayaṃ svargate tvayi ||
yācamānāḥ parād annaṃ paridhāvemahi śvavat ||
tvayi tv aroge nirmukte kleśād asmāt sabāndhave ||
amṛte vasatī loke bhaviṣyāmi sukhānvitā ||
Palabra por palabra
SánscritoIASTSignificado
किं नु अतः परमं दुःखं यत् वयं स्वर्गते त्वयिkiṃ nu ataḥ paramaṃ duḥkhaṃ yat vayaṃ svargate tvayi"what could be worse than this: that we, once you have gone to heaven,
याचमानाः परात् अन्नं परिधावेमहि श्ववत्yācamānāḥ parāt annaṃ paridhāvemahi śvavatshould run about begging food from strangers, like dogs?
त्वयि तु अरोगे निर्मुक्ते क्लेशात् अस्मात् सबान्धवेtvayi tu aroge nirmukte kleśāt asmāt sabāndhavebut if you, being healthy, are freed from this calamity together with our kin,
अमृते वसती लोके भविष्यामि सुखान्विताamṛte vasatī loke bhaviṣyāmi sukhānvitāthen I, dwelling in an imperishable [= blessed] world, shall be filled with happiness."
न्व्nvoriginal form "nv", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यद्yadoriginal form "yad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पराद्parādoriginal form "parād", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
त्व्tvoriginal form "tv", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
क्लेशाद्kleśādoriginal form "kleśād", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Traducción
"What could be worse than this: that we, once you have gone to heaven, should beg food from strangers and run about like dogs? But if you, being healthy, are freed from this calamity together with our kin, then I, dwelling in an imperishable, blessed world, shall be filled with happiness."
Versión
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Here the daughter regards dishonor as worse than death. The comparison is striking: the fate of orphans begging 'like dogs' seems to her worse than death itself — the shame of humiliation is heavier than the departure from life itself. Here is a true measure of values: dignity and dharma are dearer than mere survival. Her hope is also notable: having given her life for her kin, she will 'be happy in an imperishable world' — sacrifice for the sake of dharma opens blessed abodes. Thus the verse shows that the maiden goes to death not as an end but as an ascent: in saving her family from disgrace, she herself attains the happiness of higher worlds.