Mahābhārata · 1.159.12–13
॥
Devanāgarī
सो ऽहं त्वयेह विजितः संख्ये तापत्यवर्धन ॥
येन तेनेह विधिना कीर्त्यमानं निबोध मे ॥
ब्रह्मचर्यं परो धर्मः स चापि नियतस् त्वयि ॥
यस्मात् तस्माद् अहं पार्थ रणे ऽस्मिन् विजितस् त्वया ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
so 'haṃ tvayeha vijitaḥ saṃkhye tāpatyavardhana ||
yena teneha vidhinā kīrtyamānaṃ nibodha me ||
brahmacaryaṃ paro dharmaḥ sa cāpi niyatas tvayi ||
yasmāt tasmād ahaṃ pārtha raṇe 'smin vijitas tvayā ||
Palabra por palabra
SánscritoIASTSignificado
सः अहम् त्वया इह विजितः संख्ये तापत्यवर्धनsaḥ aham tvayā iha vijitaḥ saṃkhye tāpatyavardhana"and I have been vanquished by you here in battle, O increaser of the line of Tapati;
येन तेन इह विधिना कीर्त्यमानं निबोध मेyena tena iha vidhinā kīrtyamānaṃ nibodha mehear from me in what manner this is so, as I shall tell you:
ब्रह्मचर्यं परः धर्मः सः च अपि नियतः त्वयिbrahmacaryaṃ paraḥ dharmaḥ saḥ ca api niyataḥ tvayibrahmacharya is the highest dharma, and it is established in you;
यस्मात् तस्मात् अहं पार्थ रणे अस्मिन् विजितः त्वयाyasmāt tasmāt ahaṃ pārtha raṇe asmin vijitaḥ tvayāfor that reason, O Partha, I have been vanquished by you in this battle;
सोsooriginal form "so", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽहं'haṃoriginal form "'haṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
त्वयेहtvayehaoriginal form "tvayeha", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तेनेहtenehaoriginal form "teneha", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
परोparooriginal form "paro", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सsaoriginal form "sa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चापिcāpioriginal form "cāpi", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नियतस्niyatasoriginal form "niyatas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तस्माद्tasmādoriginal form "tasmād", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽस्मिन्'sminoriginal form "'smin", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विजितस्vijitasoriginal form "vijitas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Traducción
"And I have been vanquished by you here in battle, O increaser of the line of Tapati; hear from me in what manner this is so. Brahmacharya is the highest dharma, and it is firmly established in you; for that reason, O Partha, I have been vanquished by you in this battle."
Versión
cc759c89a089 · publicado 12 jul 2026, 17:19:51 UTC
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Here the defeat is traced to the spiritual power of chastity. It is telling that the gandharva ascribes Arjuna's victory not to weapons alone, but to his brahmacharya: restraint and self-mastery give a strength that neither force nor skill can give. Here is the insight that purity is the source of strength: one who masters the senses is unconquerable, for his strength is not squandered. Thus the scripture shows that the highest valor is rooted in self-mastery; and Arjuna conquers not by the arm alone, but by the purity of his life.