Mahābhārata · 1.172.17
॥
Devanāgarī
स तत्राद्यापि रक्षांसि वृक्षान् अश्मान एव च ॥
भक्षयन् दृश्यते वह्निः सदा पर्वणि पर्वणि ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
sa tatrādyāpi rakṣāṃsi vṛkṣān aśmāna eva ca ||
bhakṣayan dṛśyate vahniḥ sadā parvaṇi parvaṇi ||
Palabra por palabra
SánscritoIASTSignificado
सः तत्र अद्य अपि रक्षांसि वृक्षान् अश्मानः एव चsaḥ tatra adya api rakṣāṃsi vṛkṣān aśmānaḥ eva caThere, even now, rakshasas, trees and stones
भक्षयन् दृश्यते वह्निः सदा पर्वणि पर्वणिbhakṣayan dṛśyate vahniḥ sadā parvaṇi parvaṇithat fire is seen devouring, always -- on every full moon [parva];
सsaoriginal form "sa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तत्राद्यापिtatrādyāpioriginal form "tatrādyāpi", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अश्मानaśmānaoriginal form "aśmāna", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Traducción
"There, even now, that fire is seen devouring rakshasas, trees, and stones -- always, on every full moon."
Versión
0c8f9e07d4c0 · publicado 12 jul 2026, 17:37:22 UTC
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Here a remnant of wrath still smolders to this day, curbed but not extinguished. It is significant that the fire, sent off into the forest, still devours at the appointed times: passion once kindled does not vanish without trace but is contained within set bounds. In this is a reminder that even curbed anger leaves a trace: it is better never to give it rein at all, for it is hard to extinguish fully. Thus the scripture reveals that wise restraint limits evil, but the complete uprooting of passion is another matter; and the tale of the eternal fire warns against ever kindling the flame of vengeance in the first place.