Mahābhārata · 1.165.20
॥
Devanāgarī
वसिष्ठ उवाच
बलस्थश् चासि राजा च बाहुवीर्यश् च क्षत्रियः ॥
यथेच्छसि तथा क्षिप्रं कुरु त्वं मा विचारय ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
vasiṣṭha uvāca
balasthaś cāsi rājā ca bāhuvīryaś ca kṣatriyaḥ ||
yathecchasi tathā kṣipraṃ kuru tvaṃ mā vicāraya ||
Palabra por palabra
SánscritoIASTSignificado
बलस्थः च असि राजा च बाहुवीर्यः च क्षत्रियःbalasthaḥ ca asi rājā ca bāhuvīryaḥ ca kṣatriyaḥ"you are both strong, and a king, and a kshatriya of arm's might;
यथेच्छसि तथा क्षिप्रं कुरु त्वं मा विचारयyathecchasi tathā kṣipraṃ kuru tvaṃ mā vicārayado quickly as you wish; do not deliberate";
वसिष्ठvasiṣṭhaoriginal form "vasiṣṭha", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
बलस्थश्balasthaśoriginal form "balasthaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चासिcāsioriginal form "cāsi", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
बाहुवीर्यश्bāhuvīryaśoriginal form "bāhuvīryaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Traducción
Vasishtha said: "You are strong, and a king, and a kshatriya of arm's might; do quickly as you wish -- do not deliberate."
Versión
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Here the saint meets a threat with unshaken calm. It is significant that Vasishtha does not resist by force nor grow angry, but as it were leaves the king free to act as he wills: the patient one does not enter into strife, trusting in dharma. This shows the highest meekness, which does not answer insolence with insolence. Thus the scripture shows the power of calm -- and Vasishtha, without raising a hand, leaves the outcome to that very power of Brahman which the king has scorned.