Mahābhārata · 1.153.1
॥
Devanāgarī
जनमेजय उवाच
ते तथा पुरुषव्याघ्रा निहत्य बकराक्षसम् ॥
अत ऊर्ध्वं ततो ब्रह्मन् किम् अकुर्वत पाण्डवाः ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
janamejaya uvāca
te tathā puruṣavyāghrā nihatya bakarākṣasam ||
ata ūrdhvaṃ tato brahman kim akurvata pāṇḍavāḥ ||
Palabra por palabra
SánscritoIASTSignificado
ते तथा पुरुषव्याघ्राः निहत्य बकराक्षसम्te tathā puruṣavyāghrāḥ nihatya bakarākṣasam"Those tigers among men, having thus slain the rakshasa Baka —
अतः ऊर्ध्वं ततः ब्रह्मन् किम् अकुर्वत पाण्डवाःataḥ ūrdhvaṃ tataḥ brahman kim akurvata pāṇḍavāḥwhat did the Pandavas do after that, O brahmin?"
जनमेजयjanamejayaoriginal form "janamejaya", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पुरुषव्याघ्राpuruṣavyāghrāoriginal form "puruṣavyāghrā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अतataoriginal form "ata", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ततोtatooriginal form "tato", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Traducción
Janamejaya said: "Those tigers among men, having thus slain the rakshasa Baka — what did the Pandavas do after that, O brahmin?"
Versión
3481e799bb20 · publicado 12 jul 2026, 17:19:51 UTC
Disponible enRUENPasa de verso en verso con
Here the listener's question carries the story forward. It is significant that Janamejaya is not satisfied with a single tale but longs for its continuation: the thirst to hear the sacred narrative is unquenchable in a pious heart. Here is the virtue of the attentive listener, whose questioning draws forth new revelations. Thus the scripture shows that tradition unfolds in measure with the desire to listen; and from this question will be born the story of Draupadi's birth.