Mahābhārata · 1.222.10
॥
Devanāgarī
शार्ङ्गका ऊचुः
न विद्म वै वयं मातर् हृतम् आखुम् इतः पुरा ॥
अविज्ञाय न शक्ष्यामो बिलम् आविशतुं वयम् ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
śārṅgakā ūcuḥ
na vidma vai vayaṃ mātar hṛtam ākhum itaḥ purā ||
avijñāya na śakṣyāmo bilam āviśatuṃ vayam ||
Palabra por palabra
SánscritoIASTSignificado
न विद्म वै वयं मातः हृतम् आखुम् इतः पुराna vidma vai vayaṃ mātaḥ hṛtam ākhum itaḥ purāWe do not know, mother, that the mouse was carried off from here just now;
अविज्ञाय न शक्ष्यामः बिलम् आविशतुं वयम्avijñāya na śakṣyāmaḥ bilam āviśatuṃ vayamwithout knowing this ourselves, we cannot enter the hole."
शार्ङ्गकाśārṅgakāoriginal form "śārṅgakā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऊचुःūcuḥoriginal form "ūcuḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मातर्mātaroriginal form "mātar", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
शक्ष्यामोśakṣyāmooriginal form "śakṣyāmo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Traducción
The Sharngakas said: "We do not know, mother, that the mouse was carried off from here just now; without knowing this ourselves, we cannot enter the hole."
Versión
d4c43521668f · publicado 12 jul 2026, 18:20:36 UTC
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Here the children do not blindly trust even their mother's certainty. It is telling that they do not risk their lives on another's word without verifying it themselves: where life is at stake, the wise do not rely on the unconfirmed. Here is sober prudence. So the scripture shows the good sense of the fledglings; and they will set forth a deeper argument.