Mahābhārata · 1.172.3–4
॥
Devanāgarī
ततो वृद्धांश् च बालांश् च राक्षसान् स महामुनिः ॥
ददाह वितते यज्ञे शक्तेर् वधम् अनुस्मरन् ॥
न हि तं वारयाम् आस वसिष्ठो रक्षसां वधात् ॥
द्वितीयाम् अस्य मा भाङ्क्षं प्रतिज्ञाम् इति निश्चयात् ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
tato vṛddhāṃś ca bālāṃś ca rākṣasān sa mahāmuniḥ ||
dadāha vitate yajñe śakter vadham anusmaran ||
na hi taṃ vārayām āsa vasiṣṭho rakṣasāṃ vadhāt ||
dvitīyām asya mā bhāṅkṣaṃ pratijñām iti niścayāt ||
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SánscritoIASTSignificado
ततः वृद्धान् च बालान् च राक्षसान् सः महामुनिःtataḥ vṛddhān ca bālān ca rākṣasān saḥ mahāmuniḥThen that great sage burned the rakshasas, old and young,
ददाह वितते यज्ञे शक्तेः वधम् अनुस्मरन्dadāha vitate yajñe śakteḥ vadham anusmaranin the vast sacrifice, remembering the killing of Shakti;
न हि तं वारयाम् आस वसिष्ठः रक्षसां वधात्na hi taṃ vārayām āsa vasiṣṭhaḥ rakṣasāṃ vadhātVasishtha did not restrain him from the killing of the rakshasas,
द्वितीयाम् अस्य मा भाङ्क्षं प्रतिज्ञाम् इति निश्चयात्dvitīyām asya mā bhāṅkṣaṃ pratijñām iti niścayātresolving: "let me not break his second vow";
ततोtatooriginal form "tato", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वृद्धांश्vṛddhāṃśoriginal form "vṛddhāṃś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
बालांश्bālāṃśoriginal form "bālāṃś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सsaoriginal form "sa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
शक्तेर्śakteroriginal form "śakter", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वसिष्ठोvasiṣṭhooriginal form "vasiṣṭho", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Traducción
"Then that great sage burned the rakshasas, old and young, in the vast sacrifice, remembering the killing of Shakti. Vasishtha did not restrain him from the killing of the rakshasas, resolving: 'Let me not break his second vow.'"
Versión
7346436e78b5 · publicado 12 jul 2026, 17:37:22 UTC
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Here even the wise Vasishtha does not intervene -- out of respect for his grandson's vow. It is significant that he, who earlier turned Parashara away from destroying the worlds, does not stop the lesser evil: so as not to render the given vow futile. From this it is seen how sacred a word remains even in excess -- Vasishtha spares the vow, though he grieves over the victims. Significant too is that "old and young" rakshasas suffer, innocent of Shakti's death: vengeance, as before, does not distinguish the guilty. Thus the scripture shows that respect for a vow does not annul the wrong of collective punishment; and a new intervention will be needed to stop the slaughter of the innocent.