Mahābhārata · 1.193.19
॥
Devanāgarī
एषा मम मतिस् तात निग्रहाय प्रवर्तते ॥
साधु वा यदि वासाधु किं वा राधेय मन्यसे ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
eṣā mama matis tāta nigrahāya pravartate ||
sādhu vā yadi vāsādhu kiṃ vā rādheya manyase ||
Palabra por palabra
SánscritoIASTSignificado
एषा मम मतिः तात निग्रहाय प्रवर्ततेeṣā mama matiḥ tāta nigrahāya pravartate"This is my opinion, father, inclining toward their suppression [/destruction];
साधु वा यदि वा असाधु किं वा राधेय मन्यसेsādhu vā yadi vā asādhu kiṃ vā rādheya manyasewhether it is good or bad — what do you think, Radheya?"
मतिस्matisoriginal form "matis", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वासाधुvāsādhuoriginal form "vāsādhu", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Traducción
"This is my opinion, father, inclining toward their destruction; whether it is good or bad — what do you think, Radheya?"
Versión
a4635984bee1 · publicado 12 jul 2026, 17:54:01 UTC
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Here even the villain dimly senses that his design is wrong. Telling is Duryodhana's own question, "is it good or bad?" — conscience, though stifled, still finds a voice. Here it becomes clear that even one set on evil is not wholly deaf to the discernment of good, though he smothers it. Thus the text reveals the last flicker of conscience in the wrongdoer; and, as we shall see, Karna's answer will reject treachery in favor of open combat.