Mahābhārata · 1.166.9–10
॥
Devanāgarī
हंसि राक्षसवद् यस्माद् राजापसद तापसम् ॥
तस्मात् त्वम् अद्य प्रभृति पुरुषादो भविष्यसि ॥
मनुष्यपिशिते सक्तश् चरिष्यसि महीम् इमाम् ॥
गच्छ राजाधमेत्य् उक्तः शक्तिना वीर्यशक्तिना ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
haṃsi rākṣasavad yasmād rājāpasada tāpasam ||
tasmāt tvam adya prabhṛti puruṣādo bhaviṣyasi ||
manuṣyapiśite saktaś cariṣyasi mahīm imām ||
gaccha rājādhamety uktaḥ śaktinā vīryaśaktinā ||
Palabra por palabra
SánscritoIASTSignificado
हंसि राक्षसवत् यस्मात् राज-अपसद तापसम्haṃsi rākṣasavat yasmāt rāja-apasada tāpasam"Since you, O vile king, like a rakshasa, strike an ascetic,
तस्मात् त्वम् अद्य प्रभृति पुरुषादः भविष्यसिtasmāt tvam adya prabhṛti puruṣādaḥ bhaviṣyasitherefore from now on you shall become a man-eater;
मनुष्यपिशिते सक्तः चरिष्यसि महीम् इमाम्manuṣyapiśite saktaḥ cariṣyasi mahīm imāmhaving become addicted to human flesh, you will roam over this earth;
गच्छ राजाधम इति उक्तः शक्तिना वीर्यशक्तिनाgaccha rājādhama iti uktaḥ śaktinā vīryaśaktināgo, O worst of kings" — thus he was cursed by Shakti, a man of valorous might;
राक्षसवद्rākṣasavadoriginal form "rākṣasavad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यस्माद्yasmādoriginal form "yasmād", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
राजापसदrājāpasadaoriginal form "rājāpasada", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पुरुषादोpuruṣādooriginal form "puruṣādo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सक्तश्saktaśoriginal form "saktaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
राजाधमेत्य्rājādhametyoriginal form "rājādhamety", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Traducción
Shakti said: "Since you, O vile king, like a rakshasa, strike an ascetic, therefore from now on you shall become a man-eater; having become addicted to human flesh, you will roam over this earth. Go, O worst of kings" — thus he was cursed by Shakti, a man of valorous might.
Versión
02e10e1dfddc · publicado 12 jul 2026, 17:29:43 UTC
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Here the curse gives the punishment the very shape of the sin. The correspondence is significant: he who struck "like a rakshasa" becomes a man-eater — the punishment takes the form of the offense; one who acted like a demon becomes a demon. In this lies the law of retribution, whereby the sin is stamped upon the sinner. Yet the scripture does not hide a shadow on Shakti himself: the curse is uttered "in anger," and the ascetic's hasty word, however just in substance, will unleash a chain of misfortunes. Thus it reveals how formidable the power of speech is, and how dangerous anger is — even in a saint.