Mahābhārata · 1.154.15
॥
Devanāgarī
द्रुपद उवाच
नाश्रोत्रियः श्रोत्रियस्य नारथी रथिनः सखा ॥
नाराजा पार्थिवस्यापि सखिपूर्वं किम् इष्यते ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
drupada uvāca
nāśrotriyaḥ śrotriyasya nārathī rathinaḥ sakhā ||
nārājā pārthivasyāpi sakhipūrvaṃ kim iṣyate ||
Palabra por palabra
SánscritoIASTSignificado
न अश्रोत्रियः श्रोत्रियस्य न अरथी रथिनः सखाna aśrotriyaḥ śrotriyasya na arathī rathinaḥ sakhā'not a friend the unlearned to the learned, nor the chariotless to the charioteer,
न अराजा पार्थिवस्य अपि सखिपूर्वं किम् इष्यतेna arājā pārthivasya api sakhipūrvaṃ kim iṣyatenor a non-king to a king; why speak of former friendship?'
द्रुपदdrupadaoriginal form "drupada", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नाश्रोत्रियःnāśrotriyaḥoriginal form "nāśrotriyaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नारथीnārathīoriginal form "nārathī", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नाराजाnārājāoriginal form "nārājā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पार्थिवस्यापिpārthivasyāpioriginal form "pārthivasyāpi", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Traducción
Drupada said: 'Not a friend the unlearned to the learned, nor the chariotless to the charioteer, nor a non-king even to a king; why speak of former friendship?'
Versión
549282820924 · publicado 12 jul 2026, 17:19:51 UTC
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Here power turns into pride, trampling friendship. It is telling how much Drupada has changed: having ascended the throne, he renounces his childhood friend, declaring friendship between unequals impossible. There is a grain of truth in that closeness requires harmony; but Drupada turns this into haughty contempt, humiliating the one who has come to him. Here we see how wealth and rank corrupt the heart: the one who has risen forgets those from before and measures people not by worth but by station. Thus the scripture shows the corrupting power of pride; and Drupada's cold words, wounding Drona, sow the seed of enmity from which a whole chain of calamities will grow.