Mahābhārata · 1.196.25
॥
Devanāgarī
एवं विद्वन्न् उपादत्स्व मन्त्रिणां साध्व् असाधुताम् ॥
दुष्टानां चैव बोद्धव्यम् अदुष्टानां च भाषितम् ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
evaṃ vidvann upādatsva mantriṇāṃ sādhv asādhutām ||
duṣṭānāṃ caiva boddhavyam aduṣṭānāṃ ca bhāṣitam ||
Palabra por palabra
SánscritoIASTSignificado
एवं विद्वन् उपादत्स्व मन्त्रिणां साधु असाधुताम्evaṃ vidvan upādatsva mantriṇāṃ sādhu asādhutāmThus, O wise one, judge the virtue and vice of the counselors;
दुष्टानां च एव बोद्धव्यम् अदुष्टानां च भाषितम्duṣṭānāṃ ca eva boddhavyam aduṣṭānāṃ ca bhāṣitamand the speech of the malicious, and [the speech] of the non-malicious must be discerned»;
विद्वन्न्vidvannoriginal form «vidvann», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
साध्व्sādhvoriginal form «sādhv», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चैवcaivaoriginal form «caiva», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Traducción
"Thus, O wise one, judge the virtue and vice of your counselors; the speech of the malicious and the speech of the well-meaning alike must be discerned."
Versión
b1819134f4c4 · publicado 12 jul 2026, 17:54:01 UTC
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Here the slanderer hypocritically calls for 'discernment' between the good and the wicked. It is telling that Karna, having himself given wicked counsel, urges that evil counselors be distinguished from good ones — turning the accusation against the righteous Bhishma and Drona. This is the familiar ploy of the deceitful: to blacken the honest while posing as a champion of truth. Thus the verse reveals a perverted call to 'discernment'; and slander dresses itself in the garments of prudence.