Mahābhārata · 1.152.3–4
॥
Devanāgarī
न हिंस्या मानुषा भूयो युष्माभिर् इह कर्हि चित् ॥
हिंसतां हि वधः शीघ्रम् एवम् एव भवेद् इति ॥
तस्य तद् वचनं श्रुत्वा तानि रक्षांसि भारत ॥
एवम् अस्त्व् इति तं प्राहुर् जगृहुः समयं च तम् ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
na hiṃsyā mānuṣā bhūyo yuṣmābhir iha karhi cit ||
hiṃsatāṃ hi vadhaḥ śīghram evam eva bhaved iti ||
tasya tad vacanaṃ śrutvā tāni rakṣāṃsi bhārata ||
evam astv iti taṃ prāhur jagṛhuḥ samayaṃ ca tam ||
Palabra por palabra
SánscritoIASTSignificado
न हिंस्याः मानुषाः भूयः युष्माभिः इह कर्हि चित्na hiṃsyāḥ mānuṣāḥ bhūyaḥ yuṣmābhiḥ iha karhi cit'you must never harm people here again;
हिंसतां हि वधः शीघ्रम् एवम् एव भवेत् इतिhiṃsatāṃ hi vadhaḥ śīghram evam eva bhavet itifor death will come quickly to those who harm — just as it did to this one';
तस्य तत् वचनं श्रुत्वा तानि रक्षांसि भारतtasya tat vacanaṃ śrutvā tāni rakṣāṃsi bhāratahearing his words, those rakshasas, O Bharata,
एवम् अस्तु इति तं प्राहुः जगृहुः समयं च तम्evam astu iti taṃ prāhuḥ jagṛhuḥ samayaṃ ca tamsaid to him 'so be it' and accepted that agreement;
हिंस्याhiṃsyāoriginal form "hiṃsyā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मानुषाmānuṣāoriginal form "mānuṣā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भूयोbhūyooriginal form "bhūyo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
युष्माभिर्yuṣmābhiroriginal form "yuṣmābhir", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भवेद्bhavedoriginal form "bhaved", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तद्tadoriginal form "tad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अस्त्व्astvoriginal form "astv", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्राहुर्prāhuroriginal form "prāhur", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Traducción
Bhima said: "You must never harm people here again, for death will come quickly to those who harm — just as it did to this one." Vaishampayana continued: Hearing his words, those rakshasas, O Bharata, said to him, "So be it," and accepted that agreement.
Versión
965f5b700eba · publicado 12 jul 2026, 17:19:51 UTC
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Here victory is crowned by a covenant that protects the people forever. It is significant that Bhima is not content with the single death of the tyrant, but establishes a law: never to harm people again; true deliverance lies not in a single blow but in a lasting peace. Significant too is the means employed — a lesson of deterrence to evil through Baka's own example: "the same will happen to those who harm." Righteous power not only punishes evil but also binds it with dharma, turning threat into submission to law. Thus the scripture shows the fullness of victory: having struck down the man-eater, Bhima transforms even those who remain, and from the destruction of one is born the lasting safety of many.