Mahābhārata · 1.194.13–14
॥
Devanāgarī
वाहनानि प्रभूतानि मित्राणि बहुलानि च ॥
यावन् न तेषां गान्धारे तावद् एवाशु विक्रम ॥
यावच् च राजा पाञ्चाल्यो नोद्यमे कुरुते मनः ॥
सह पुत्रैर् महावीर्यैस् तावद् एवाशु विक्रम ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
vāhanāni prabhūtāni mitrāṇi bahulāni ca ||
yāvan na teṣāṃ gāndhāre tāvad evāśu vikrama ||
yāvac ca rājā pāñcālyo nodyame kurute manaḥ ||
saha putrair mahāvīryais tāvad evāśu vikrama ||
Palabra por palabra
SánscritoIASTSignificado
वाहनानि प्रभूतानि मित्राणि बहुलानि चvāhanāni prabhūtāni mitrāṇi bahulāni cawhether their chariots [and forces] are many, or their allies are many —
यावत् न तेषां गान्धारे तावत् एव आशु विक्रमyāvat na teṣāṃ gāndhāre tāvat eva āśu vikramawhile they have none of this, O son of Gandhara [Shakuni], show your valor at once;
यावत् च राजा पाञ्चाल्यः न उद्यमे कुरुते मनःyāvat ca rājā pāñcālyaḥ na udyame kurute manaḥand while the Panchala king has not yet set his mind on a military campaign,
सह पुत्रैः महावीर्यैः तावत् एव आशु विक्रमsaha putraiḥ mahāvīryaiḥ tāvat eva āśu vikramatogether with his mighty-valiant sons, show your valor at once;
यावन्yāvanoriginal form "yāvan", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तावद्tāvadoriginal form "tāvad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
एवाशुevāśuoriginal form "evāśu", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यावच्yāvacoriginal form "yāvac", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पाञ्चाल्योpāñcālyooriginal form "pāñcālyo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नोद्यमेnodyameoriginal form "nodyame", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पुत्रैर्putrairoriginal form "putrair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
महावीर्यैस्mahāvīryaisoriginal form "mahāvīryais", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तावद्tāvadoriginal form "tāvad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
एवाशुevāśuoriginal form "evāśu", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Traducción
"While their chariots and allies are not yet many, O son of Gandhara, show your valor at once; and while the Panchala king with his mighty-valiant sons has not yet set his mind on a military campaign, show your valor at once."
Versión
bf71950d22d3 · publicado 12 jul 2026, 17:54:01 UTC
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Here military calculation urges a strike before the enemy gathers. Telling is the insistent 'at once, at once': valor too, in an evil cause, hastens like deceit to forestall the strength of truth. Herein lies the truth: an unjust undertaking fears delay, for truth grows stronger with time. Thus the scripture reveals the impatience of the scheme; and haste betrays its own instability.