Mahābhārata · 1.154.25
॥
Devanāgarī
ब्राह्मण उवाच
असत्कारः स सुमहान् मुहूर्तम् अपि तस्य तु ॥
न व्येति हृदयाद् राज्ञो दुर्मनाः स कृशो ऽभवत् ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
brāhmaṇa uvāca
asatkāraḥ sa sumahān muhūrtam api tasya tu ||
na vyeti hṛdayād rājño durmanāḥ sa kṛśo 'bhavat ||
Palabra por palabra
SánscritoIASTSignificado
असत्कारः सः सुमहान् मुहूर्तम् अपि तस्य तुasatkāraḥ saḥ sumahān muhūrtam api tasya tuthat great dishonor, upon him [Drupada], not even for a moment
न व्येति हृदयात् राज्ञः दुर्मनाः सः कृशः अभवत्na vyeti hṛdayāt rājñaḥ durmanāḥ saḥ kṛśaḥ abhavatdid leave the king's heart; despondent, he grew thin;
ब्राह्मणbrāhmaṇaoriginal form "brāhmaṇa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सsaoriginal form "sa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
हृदयाद्hṛdayādoriginal form "hṛdayād", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
राज्ञोrājñooriginal form "rājño", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सsaoriginal form "sa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कृशोkṛśooriginal form "kṛśo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽभवत्'bhavatoriginal form "'bhavat", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Traducción
The brahmin said: 'That great dishonor did not leave the heart of the king [Drupada] for even a moment; despondent, he grew thin.'
Versión
61b4f494d50b · publicado 12 jul 2026, 17:19:51 UTC
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Here it becomes clear how a grievance consumes the one who nurses it. It is telling that the dishonor 'never leaves Drupada's heart for a moment,' and he withers away: an unforgiven grievance gnaws from within, drying up body and spirit. Here the ruin wrought by harbored enmity reveals itself: whoever cherishes a wound tortures himself; revenge, before it strikes the enemy, wastes away the avenger. Telling too is that this unquenchable thirst for retribution will drive Drupada to a sacrifice for an avenging son — and will lead to the birth of Dhrishtadyumna and Draupadi. Thus the scripture shows that a grievance is an unwholesome yet powerful engine of destiny; and from Drupada's heart, dried up by wrath, the story will grow toward which all this leads.