Mahābhārata · 1.196.3–4
॥
Devanāgarī
प्रेष्यतां द्रुपदायाशु नरः कश् चित् प्रियंवदः ॥
बहुलं रत्नम् आदाय तेषाम् अर्थाय भारत ॥
मिथः कृत्यं च तस्मै स आदाय बहु गच्छतु ॥
वृद्धिं च परमां ब्रूयात् तत्संयोगोद्भवां तथा ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
preṣyatāṃ drupadāyāśu naraḥ kaś cit priyaṃvadaḥ ||
bahulaṃ ratnam ādāya teṣām arthāya bhārata ||
mithaḥ kṛtyaṃ ca tasmai sa ādāya bahu gacchatu ||
vṛddhiṃ ca paramāṃ brūyāt tatsaṃyogodbhavāṃ tathā ||
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SánscritoIASTSignificado
प्रेष्यतां द्रुपदाय आशु नरः कः चित् प्रियंवदःpreṣyatāṃ drupadāya āśu naraḥ kaḥ cit priyaṃvadaḥLet some sweet-spoken man be sent to Drupada at once,
बहुलं रत्नम् आदाय तेषाम् अर्थाय भारतbahulaṃ ratnam ādāya teṣām arthāya bhāratataking abundant jewels for their sake [the Pandavas' sake], O Bharata;
मिथः कृत्यं च तस्मै सः आदाय बहु गच्छतुmithaḥ kṛtyaṃ ca tasmai saḥ ādāya bahu gacchatuand let him go, bearing to him [Drupada] an ample offer of mutual union;
वृद्धिं च परमां ब्रूयात् तत्संयोगोद्भवां तथाvṛddhiṃ ca paramāṃ brūyāt tatsaṃyogodbhavāṃ tathāand let him tell of the supreme prosperity born from that union;
द्रुपदायाशुdrupadāyāśuoriginal form "drupadāyāśu", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कश्kaśoriginal form "kaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सsaoriginal form "sa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Traducción
"Let some sweet-spoken man be sent to Drupada at once, taking abundant jewels for the sake of the Pandavas, O Bharata; and let him go, bearing to him an ample offer of mutual alliance, and tell of the supreme prosperity that would spring from that union."
Versión
99c1dfccbf57 · publicado 12 jul 2026, 17:54:01 UTC
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Here dharma takes the shape of wise statecraft. It is significant that Drona proposes the way of conciliation itself — embassy, gifts, alliance: a righteous cause is achieved by peaceful means, not by force. The lesson here is that prudence and dharma go together, and reconciliation is more fruitful than strife. Thus scripture shows the art of peaceable diplomacy; and Drona points the way to accord with Drupada.