Mahābhārata · 1.184.18
॥
Devanāgarī
विचित्रवीर्यस्य तु कच्चिद् अद्य; कुरुप्रवीरस्य धरन्ति पुत्राः ॥
कच्चित् तु पार्थेन यवीयसाद्य; धनुर् गृहीतं निहतं च लक्ष्यम् ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
vicitravīryasya tu kaccid adya; kurupravīrasya dharanti putrāḥ ||
kaccit tu pārthena yavīyasādya; dhanur gṛhītaṃ nihataṃ ca lakṣyam ||
Palabra por palabra
SánscritoIASTSignificado
विचित्रवीर्यस्य तु कच्चित् अद्य कुरुप्रवीरस्य धरन्ति पुत्राःvicitravīryasya tu kaccit adya kurupravīrasya dharanti putrāḥare the sons of Vichitravirya, the hero of Kuru, alive today?
कच्चित् तु पार्थेन यवीयसा अद्य धनुः गृहीतं निहतं च लक्ष्यम्kaccit tu pārthena yavīyasā adya dhanuḥ gṛhītaṃ nihataṃ ca lakṣyamhas the bow not now been taken up and the mark struck down by the youngest son of Pritha?"
कच्चिद्kaccidoriginal form "kaccid", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यवीयसाद्यyavīyasādyaoriginal form "yavīyasādya", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
धनुर्dhanuroriginal form "dhanur", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Traducción
"Are the sons of Vichitravirya, the hero of Kuru, alive today? Has the bow not now been taken up and the mark struck down by the youngest son of Pritha?"
Versión
f4a16b7f16cf · publicado 12 jul 2026, 17:44:41 UTC
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Here a father's hope arrives at a direct question about the Pandavas. It is telling that Drupada asks whether the Pandavas are alive and whether it was Arjuna who took up the bow — his hidden longing comes into the open. Here one sees how ardent desire seeks its own confirmation: the father names the very man he yearns for as his son-in-law. So the scripture reveals the full measure of Drupada's hope, and his question anticipates Dhrishtadyumna's joyful answer, which will exceed a father's hopes.