Mahābhārata · 1.175.4
॥
Devanāgarī
युधिष्ठिर उवाच
आगतान् एकचक्रायाः सोदर्यान् देवदर्शिनः ॥
भवन्तो हि विजानन्तु सहितान् मातृचारिणः ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
āgatān ekacakrāyāḥ sodaryān devadarśinaḥ ||
bhavanto hi vijānantu sahitān mātṛcāriṇaḥ ||
Palabra por palabra
SánscritoIASTSignificado
आगतान् एकचक्रायाः सोदर्यान् देवदर्शिनःāgatān ekacakrāyāḥ sodaryān devadarśinaḥ"having come from Ekachakra, born of one womb, godlike in form,
भवन्तः हि विजानन्तु सहितान् मातृचारिणःbhavantaḥ hi vijānantu sahitān mātṛcāriṇaḥmay you know [us], going together, accompanying our mother";
युधिष्ठिरyudhiṣṭhiraoriginal form "yudhiṣṭhira", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भवन्तोbhavantooriginal form "bhavanto", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Traducción
Yudhishthira said: "Know us as brothers born of one womb, godlike in form, come from Ekachakra, going together, accompanying our mother."
Versión
1f93986cc0a8 · publicado 12 jul 2026, 17:37:22 UTC
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Here Yudhishthira answers truthfully, yet without revealing himself. It is telling that he names only their brotherhood, their coming from Ekachakra, and their care for their mother -- no royal lineage, no names: the truth is spoken, but the secret is kept. In this is the prudent restraint of the persecuted: one may refrain from lying and still not betray what is hidden. It is also telling that the mother's care is mentioned: even on the road the brothers think first of her. So the scripture shows the caution of exiles joined with truthfulness; and Yudhishthira keeps his incognito without sinning against truth.