Mahābhārata · 1.165.31–32
॥
Devanāgarī
गन्धर्व उवाच
स्थीयताम् इति तच् छ्रुत्वा वसिष्ठस्य पयस्विनी ॥
ऊर्ध्वाञ्चितशिरोग्रीवा प्रबभौ घोरदर्शना ॥
क्रोधरक्तेक्षणा सा गौर् हम्भारवघनस्वना ॥
विश्वामित्रस्य तत् सैन्यं व्यद्रावयत सर्वशः ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
gandharva uvāca
sthīyatām iti tac chrutvā vasiṣṭhasya payasvinī ||
ūrdhvāñcitaśirogrīvā prababhau ghoradarśanā ||
krodharaktekṣaṇā sā gaur hambhāravaghanasvanā ||
viśvāmitrasya tat sainyaṃ vyadrāvayata sarvaśaḥ ||
Palabra por palabra
SánscritoIASTSignificado
स्थीयताम् इति तत् श्रुत्वा वसिष्ठस्य पयस्विनीsthīyatām iti tat śrutvā vasiṣṭhasya payasvinīhearing that "remain" of Vasishtha, the milk-cow,
ऊर्ध्वाञ्चितशिरोग्रीवा प्रबभौ घोरदर्शनाūrdhvāñcitaśirogrīvā prababhau ghoradarśanāwith head and neck raised high, became terrible to behold;
क्रोधरक्तेक्षणा सा गौः हम्भारवघनस्वनाkrodharaktekṣaṇā sā gauḥ hambhāravaghanasvanāthat cow, with eyes red with rage, with a thunderous bellow,
विश्वामित्रस्य तत् सैन्यं व्यद्रावयत सर्वशःviśvāmitrasya tat sainyaṃ vyadrāvayata sarvaśaḥput to flight the whole army of Vishvamitra everywhere;
गन्धर्वgandharvaoriginal form "gandharva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तच्tacoriginal form "tac", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
छ्रुत्वाchrutvāoriginal form "chrutvā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
गौर्gauroriginal form "gaur", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Traducción
"Hearing that 'remain' of Vasishtha, the milk-cow, with head and neck raised high, became terrible to behold; with eyes red with rage, with a thunderous bellow, she put to flight the whole army of Vishvamitra everywhere."
Versión
8f11021f1060 · publicado 12 jul 2026, 17:29:43 UTC
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Here the master's word transforms the meek into the terrible. Telling is it that only at the word "remain" does the till-then submissive cow gain terrible might: the devotee's strength awakens by the master's leave and will. Here it becomes clear that the servant's power is not his own but given from above: one commissioned by the master is unconquerable. Thus scripture shows that behind a devotee's meekness lies a strength released by the master's word; and Nandini, who till then bore blows, now scatters an entire army.