Mahābhārata · 1.222.11
॥
Devanāgarī
जरितोवाच
अहं हि तं प्रजानामि हृतं श्येनेन मूषकम् ॥
अत एव भयं नास्ति क्रियतां वचनं मम ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
jaritovāca
ahaṃ hi taṃ prajānāmi hṛtaṃ śyenena mūṣakam ||
ata eva bhayaṃ nāsti kriyatāṃ vacanaṃ mama ||
Palabra por palabra
SánscritoIASTSignificado
अहं हि तं प्रजानामि हृतं श्येनेन मूषकम्ahaṃ hi taṃ prajānāmi hṛtaṃ śyenena mūṣakamI indeed know for certain that the mouse was carried off by the hawk;
अत एव भयं न अस्ति क्रियतां वचनं ममata eva bhayaṃ na asti kriyatāṃ vacanaṃ mamatherefore there is no fear; let my word be obeyed."
जरितोवाचjaritovācaoriginal form "jaritovāca", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नास्तिnāstioriginal form "nāsti", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Traducción
Jarita said: "I indeed know for certain that the mouse was carried off by the hawk; therefore there is no fear; let my word be obeyed."
Versión
d34741714f60 · publicado 12 jul 2026, 18:20:36 UTC
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Here a mother insists on obedience to her word. It is telling that Jarita, being certain, demands trust: one who loves wants to be believed for the sake of saving those she loves. Here is a clash between a mother's certainty and her children's caution. So the scripture shows Jarita's insistence; and the children's answer will rise above the dispute over the mouse, ascending to self-renunciation.