Mahābhārata · 1.188.17
॥
Devanāgarī
कुन्त्य् उवाच
एवम् एतद् यथाहायं धर्मचारी युधिष्ठिरः ॥
अनृतान् मे भयं तीव्रं मुच्येयम् अनृतात् कथम् ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
kunty uvāca
evam etad yathāhāyaṃ dharmacārī yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ||
anṛtān me bhayaṃ tīvraṃ mucyeyam anṛtāt katham ||
Palabra por palabra
SánscritoIASTSignificado
एवम् एतत् यथा आह अयं धर्मचारी युधिष्ठिरःevam etat yathā āha ayaṃ dharmacārī yudhiṣṭhiraḥ'so it is, as this righteous Yudhishthira says;
अनृतात् मे भयं तीव्रं मुच्येयम् अनृतात् कथम्anṛtāt me bhayaṃ tīvraṃ mucyeyam anṛtāt kathamI have a strong fear of untruth; how shall I be freed from untruth?'
कुन्त्य्kuntyoriginal form "kunty", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
एतद्etadoriginal form "etad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यथाहायंyathāhāyaṃoriginal form "yathāhāyaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अनृतान्anṛtānoriginal form "anṛtān", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Traducción
Kunti said: 'So it is, as this righteous Yudhishthira says; I have a strong fear of untruth — how shall I be freed from untruth?'
Versión
a0c950de56f5 · publicado 12 jul 2026, 17:44:41 UTC
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Here the mother fears not disgrace but untruth. It is telling that Kunti's anxiety is not about people's talk but about whether her unwitting word might turn out false: for a righteous soul, falsehood is more fearsome than reproach. In this lies the primacy of truthfulness, placed above one's own peace of mind. Thus scripture shows Kunti's conscientiousness, and her fear of untruth moves the sage to grant his decision.