Mahābhārata · 1.165.24
॥
Devanāgarī
वसिष्ठ उवाच
शृणोमि ते रवं भद्रे विनदन्त्याः पुनः पुनः ॥
बलाद् ध्रियसि मे नन्दि क्षमावान् ब्राह्मणो ह्य् अहम् ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
vasiṣṭha uvāca
śṛṇomi te ravaṃ bhadre vinadantyāḥ punaḥ punaḥ ||
balād dhriyasi me nandi kṣamāvān brāhmaṇo hy aham ||
Palabra por palabra
SánscritoIASTSignificado
शृणोमि ते रवं भद्रे विनदन्त्याः पुनः पुनःśṛṇomi te ravaṃ bhadre vinadantyāḥ punaḥ punaḥ"I hear your lowing, O auspicious one, crying out again and again;
बलात् ध्रियसि मे नन्दि क्षमावान् ब्राह्मणः हि अहम्balāt dhriyasi me nandi kṣamāvān brāhmaṇaḥ hi ahamby force they lead you away, my Nandi; but I am a patient brahmin";
वसिष्ठvasiṣṭhaoriginal form "vasiṣṭha", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
बलाद्balādoriginal form "balād", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ब्राह्मणोbrāhmaṇooriginal form "brāhmaṇo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ह्य्hyoriginal form "hy", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Traducción
Vasishtha said: "I hear your lowing, O auspicious one, crying out again and again; by force they lead you away, my Nandi; but I am a patient brahmin."
Versión
5ec2ece400ae · publicado 12 jul 2026, 17:29:43 UTC
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Here the master hears the cry of the devoted one, yet shows patience. It is significant that Vasishtha does not deny her distress -- "by force they lead you away" -- yet does not answer it with violence: "I am a patient brahmin." Here appears the seeming slowness of the master that tests and reveals the higher dharma: he does not depart from meekness even for the sake of what is dear to him. Thus the scripture shows that the saint's patience is not indifference -- and Vasishtha's apparent inaction conceals fidelity to a law stronger than violence.