Mahābhārata · 1.217.10
॥
Devanāgarī
शरीरैः संप्रदीप्तैश् च देहवन्त इवाग्नयः ॥
अदृश्यन्त वने तस्मिन् प्राणिनः प्राणसंक्षये ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
śarīraiḥ saṃpradīptaiś ca dehavanta ivāgnayaḥ ||
adṛśyanta vane tasmin prāṇinaḥ prāṇasaṃkṣaye ||
Palabra por palabra
SánscritoIASTSignificado
शरीरैः संप्रदीप्तैः च देहवन्तः इव अग्नयःśarīraiḥ saṃpradīptaiḥ ca dehavantaḥ iva agnayaḥwith bodies ablaze, like embodied fires,
अदृश्यन्त वने तस्मिन् प्राणिनः प्राणसंक्षयेadṛśyanta vane tasmin prāṇinaḥ prāṇasaṃkṣayethe creatures were seen in that forest as their life ebbed away;
संप्रदीप्तैश्saṃpradīptaiśoriginal form "saṃpradīptaiś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
देहवन्तdehavantaoriginal form "dehavanta", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
इवाग्नयःivāgnayaḥoriginal form "ivāgnayaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Traducción
"With bodies ablaze, like embodied fires, the creatures were seen in that forest as their life ebbed away."
Versión
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Here the burning bodies of the creatures themselves come to resemble flames. It is a mournful comparison: the dying themselves become as fire. Here is the dreadful beauty of destruction, behind which stands the death of the living. Thus scripture reveals an image of death, and to the beholder it instills detachment from the transient body.