Mahābhārata · 1.197.13–14
॥
Devanāgarī
अथ ते हृदये राजन् विशेषस् तेषु वर्तते ॥
अन्तरस्थं विवृण्वानाः श्रेयः कुर्युर् न ते ध्रुवम् ॥
एतदर्थम् इमौ राजन् महात्मानौ महाद्युती ॥
नोचतुर् विवृतं किं चिन् न ह्य् एष तव निश्चयः ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
atha te hṛdaye rājan viśeṣas teṣu vartate ||
antarasthaṃ vivṛṇvānāḥ śreyaḥ kuryur na te dhruvam ||
etadartham imau rājan mahātmānau mahādyutī ||
nocatur vivṛtaṃ kiṃ cin na hy eṣa tava niścayaḥ ||
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SánscritoIASTSignificado
अथ ते हृदये राजन् विशेषः तेषु वर्ततेatha te hṛdaye rājan viśeṣaḥ teṣu vartateIf, however, in your heart, O king, there is partiality among them,
अन्तरस्थं विवृण्वानाः श्रेयः कुर्युः न ते ध्रुवम्antarasthaṃ vivṛṇvānāḥ śreyaḥ kuryuḥ na te dhruvamthen they, uncovering what is hidden in you, will surely not do you good;
एतदर्थम् इमौ राजन् महात्मानौ महाद्युतीetadartham imau rājan mahātmānau mahādyutīfor this reason, O king, these two great souls, of great splendor,
न ऊचतुः विवृतं किं चित् न हि एषः तव निश्चयःna ūcatuḥ vivṛtaṃ kiṃ cit na hi eṣaḥ tava niścayaḥsaid nothing openly, for you lack the resolve for it;
विशेषस्viśeṣasoriginal form "viśeṣas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कुर्युर्kuryuroriginal form "kuryur", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नोचतुर्nocaturoriginal form "nocatur", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चिन्cinoriginal form "cin", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ह्य्hyoriginal form "hy", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
एषeṣaoriginal form "eṣa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Traducción
"But if there is partiality in your heart among them, O king, then they, uncovering what lies hidden within you, will surely not bring about your good; for this reason these two great souls, of great splendor, O king, have said nothing openly, since you lack the resolve for it."
Versión
14f17f8fa728 · publicado 12 jul 2026, 17:54:01 UTC
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Here the true obstacle is laid bare -- the king's own partiality. Vidura's insight is telling: the elders have kept silent about what is direct because they see that the king's heart is not inclined to truth. This reveals that the fault lies not with the counselors but with the indecision and favoritism of the listener: where the heart is given over to falsehood, good counsel is powerless. Thus the text reveals the root of the trouble in Dhritarashtra himself; and his hidden partiality binds the mouths of the wise.