Mahābhārata · 1.166.1–2
॥
Devanāgarī
गन्धर्व उवाच
कल्माषपाद इत्य् अस्मिंल् लोके राजा बभूव ह ॥
इक्ष्वाकुवंशजः पार्थ तेजसासदृशो भुवि ॥
स कदा चिद् वनं राजा मृगयां निर्ययौ पुरात् ॥
मृगान् विध्यन् वराहांश् च चचार रिपुमर्दनः ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
gandharva uvāca
kalmāṣapāda ity asmiṃl loke rājā babhūva ha ||
ikṣvākuvaṃśajaḥ pārtha tejasāsadṛśo bhuvi ||
sa kadā cid vanaṃ rājā mṛgayāṃ niryayau purāt ||
mṛgān vidhyan varāhāṃś ca cacāra ripumardanaḥ ||
Palabra por palabra
SánscritoIASTSignificado
कल्माषपादः इति अस्मिन् लोके राजा बभूव हkalmāṣapādaḥ iti asmin loke rājā babhūva hathere was in this world a king named Kalmashapada,
इक्ष्वाकुवंशजः पार्थ तेजसा असदृशः भुविikṣvākuvaṃśajaḥ pārtha tejasā asadṛśaḥ bhuviborn in the line of Ikshvaku, O Partha, unequaled in splendor on earth;
सः कदा चित् वनं राजा मृगयां निर्ययौ पुरात्saḥ kadā cit vanaṃ rājā mṛgayāṃ niryayau purātonce that king rode out from the city into the forest to hunt,
मृगान् विध्यन् वराहान् च चचार रिपुमर्दनःmṛgān vidhyan varāhān ca cacāra ripumardanaḥslaying deer and boars, the crusher of foes roamed about;
गन्धर्वgandharvaoriginal form "gandharva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कल्माषपादkalmāṣapādaoriginal form "kalmāṣapāda", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
इत्य्ityoriginal form "ity", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अस्मिंल्asmiṃloriginal form "asmiṃl", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तेजसासदृशोtejasāsadṛśooriginal form "tejasāsadṛśo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सsaoriginal form "sa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चिद्cidoriginal form "cid", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वराहांश्varāhāṃśoriginal form "varāhāṃś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Traducción
Gandharva said: "There was in this world a king named Kalmashapada, born in the line of Ikshvaku, O Partha, unequaled in splendor on earth. Once that king rode out from the city into the forest to hunt and, slaying deer and boars, roamed about, the crusher of foes."
Versión
0e59839d0f40 · publicado 12 jul 2026, 17:29:43 UTC
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Here a king is introduced, glorious and mighty — and so much the bitterer will be his fall. It is significant that the story begins with a hunt: the chase, a kshatriya's pastime, more than once in the tradition becomes the prelude to disaster. Here it is shown that even the exalted and radiant are not safe from falling, if they have not mastered themselves. Thus the scripture reveals the beginning of a tragedy: behind the king's splendor lurks a pride that will bring on a terrible chain of misfortunes.