Mahābhārata · 1.176.33
॥
Devanāgarī
निःशब्दे तु कृते तस्मिन् धृष्टद्युम्नो विशां पते ॥
रङ्गमध्यगतस् तत्र मेघगम्भीरया गिरा ॥
वाक्यम् उच्चैर् जगादेदं श्लक्ष्णम् अर्थवद् उत्तमम् ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
niḥśabde tu kṛte tasmin dhṛṣṭadyumno viśāṃ pate ||
raṅgamadhyagatas tatra meghagambhīrayā girā ||
vākyam uccair jagādedaṃ ślakṣṇam arthavad uttamam ||
Palabra por palabra
SánscritoIASTSignificado
निःशब्दे तु कृते तस्मिन् धृष्टद्युम्नः विशां पतेniḥśabde tu kṛte tasmin dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ viśāṃ patewhen silence had settled there, Dhrishtadyumna, O lord of the people,
रङ्गमध्यगतः तत्र मेघगम्भीरया गिराraṅgamadhyagataḥ tatra meghagambhīrayā girāstepping to the middle of the arena, in a voice deep as a thundercloud,
वाक्यम् उच्चैः जगाद इदं श्लक्ष्णम् अर्थवत् उत्तमम्vākyam uccaiḥ jagāda idaṃ ślakṣṇam arthavat uttamamloudly proclaimed this speech -- smooth, meaningful, excellent:
धृष्टद्युम्नोdhṛṣṭadyumnooriginal form "dhṛṣṭadyumno", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
रङ्गमध्यगतस्raṅgamadhyagatasoriginal form "raṅgamadhyagatas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
उच्चैर्uccairoriginal form "uccair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
जगादेदंjagādedaṃoriginal form "jagādedaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अर्थवद्arthavadoriginal form "arthavad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Traducción
When silence had settled there, Dhrishtadyumna, O lord of the people, stepping to the middle of the arena, in a voice deep as a thundercloud, loudly proclaimed this speech -- smooth, meaningful, and excellent.
Versión
219a8ef8b057 · publicado 12 jul 2026, 17:37:22 UTC
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Here the bride's brother proclaims the condition before the whole assembly. It is significant that Dhrishtadyumna, born of fire, speaks in a voice "deep as a thundercloud": a formidable herald of destiny announcing the trial. Here is the solemnity of the moment on which the maiden's fate will turn. The text thus presents the herald of the svayamvara; and into the settled silence will sound the challenge that separates the worthy from the unworthy.