Mahābhārata · 1.201.10–11
॥
Devanāgarī
ततो देवाभवन् भीता उग्रं दृष्ट्वा तयोस् तपः ॥
तपोविघातार्थम् अथो देवा विघ्नानि चक्रिरे ॥
रत्नैः प्रलोभयाम् आसुः स्त्रीभिश् चोभौ पुनः पुनः ॥
न च तौ चक्रतुर् भङ्गं व्रतस्य सुमहाव्रतौ ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
tato devābhavan bhītā ugraṃ dṛṣṭvā tayos tapaḥ ||
tapovighātārtham atho devā vighnāni cakrire ||
ratnaiḥ pralobhayām āsuḥ strībhiś cobhau punaḥ punaḥ ||
na ca tau cakratur bhaṅgaṃ vratasya sumahāvratau ||
Palabra por palabra
SánscritoIASTSignificado
ततः देवाः अभवन् भीताः उग्रं दृष्ट्वा तयोः तपःtataḥ devāḥ abhavan bhītāḥ ugraṃ dṛṣṭvā tayoḥ tapaḥthen the gods grew afraid, seeing their fierce austerity;
तपोविघातार्थम् अथो देवाः विघ्नानि चक्रिरेtapovighātārtham atho devāḥ vighnāni cakrireand then the gods, to break their austerity, set up obstacles:
रत्नैः प्रलोभयाम् आसुः स्त्रीभिः च उभौ पुनः पुनःratnaiḥ pralobhayām āsuḥ strībhiḥ ca ubhau punaḥ punaḥwith jewels and women they tempted the two of them again and again,
न च तौ चक्रतुः भङ्गं व्रतस्य सुमहाव्रतौna ca tau cakratuḥ bhaṅgaṃ vratasya sumahāvrataubut those two, men of a great vow, did not break their vow;
ततोtatooriginal form "tato", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
देवाभवन्devābhavanoriginal form "devābhavan", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भीताbhītāoriginal form "bhītā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तयोस्tayosoriginal form "tayos", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
देवाdevāoriginal form "devā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
स्त्रीभिश्strībhiśoriginal form "strībhiś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चोभौcobhauoriginal form "cobhau", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चक्रतुर्cakraturoriginal form "cakratur", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Traducción
"Then the gods grew afraid, seeing their fierce austerity; and then, to break their austerity, they set up obstacles: with jewels and women they tempted the two of them again and again, but those two, men of a great vow, did not break their vow."
Versión
3e9265f45800 · publicado 12 jul 2026, 18:01:16 UTC
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Here even asuras withstood the temptation of gold and women. It is telling that the brothers did not yield to temptation: firmness in a vow is a virtue in itself, even in the unrighteous. Here it is revealed that steadfastness before temptation is praiseworthy, yet without dharma it too serves a bad end. Thus the scripture shows their unshakeable resolve; and their perseverance, alas, is directed toward the conquest of the worlds.