Mahābhārata · 1.187.20
॥
Devanāgarī
ततस् तम् अब्रवीद् राजा धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः ॥
ममापि दारसंबन्धः कार्यस् तावद् विशां पते ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
tatas tam abravīd rājā dharmaputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ||
mamāpi dārasaṃbandhaḥ kāryas tāvad viśāṃ pate ||
Palabra por palabra
SánscritoIASTSignificado
ततः तम् अब्रवीत् राजा धर्मपुत्रः युधिष्ठिरःtataḥ tam abravīt rājā dharmaputraḥ yudhiṣṭhiraḥThen King Yudhishthira, son of Dharma, said to him:
मम अपि दारसंबन्धः कार्यः तावत् विशां पतेmama api dārasaṃbandhaḥ kāryaḥ tāvat viśāṃ pate‘I too must first enter into marriage, O lord of the people.’
ततस्tatasoriginal form "tatas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अब्रवीद्abravīdoriginal form "abravīd", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
धर्मपुत्रोdharmaputrooriginal form "dharmaputro", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ममापिmamāpioriginal form "mamāpi", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कार्यस्kāryasoriginal form "kāryas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तावद्tāvadoriginal form "tāvad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Traducción
Then King Yudhishthira, son of Dharma, said to him: ‘I too must first enter into marriage, O lord of the people.’
Versión
9ed8dc30a48b · publicado 12 jul 2026, 17:44:41 UTC
Disponible enRUENPasa de verso en verso con
Here the eldest points to the order of seniority in marriage. It is significant that Yudhishthira reminds him: he, the eldest, must marry first — custom demands that younger brothers not precede the elder in marriage. In this lies reverence for the order that preserves harmony within the family. Thus the text reveals Yudhishthira's fidelity to custom; and his word opens the way to speaking of an unprecedented arrangement of marriage.