Mahābhārata · 2.1.4–5
॥
Devanāgarī
मय उवाच
युक्तम् एतत् त्वयि विभो यथात्थ पुरुषर्षभ ॥
प्रीतिपूर्वम् अहं किं चित् कर्तुम् इच्छामि भारत ॥
अहं हि विश्वकर्मा वै दानवानां महाकविः ॥
सो ऽहं वै त्वत्कृते किं चित् कर्तुम् इच्छामि पाण्डव ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
maya uvāca
yuktam etat tvayi vibho yathāttha puruṣarṣabha ||
prītipūrvam ahaṃ kiṃ cit kartum icchāmi bhārata ||
ahaṃ hi viśvakarmā vai dānavānāṃ mahākaviḥ ||
so 'haṃ vai tvatkṛte kiṃ cit kartum icchāmi pāṇḍava ||
Palabra por palabra
SánscritoIASTSignificado
युक्तम् एतत् त्वयि विभोyuktam etat tvayi vibho"This is fitting for you, O lord,
यथा आत्थ पुरुष-ऋषभyathā āttha puruṣa-ṛṣabhaas you have said, O bull among men;
प्रीति-पूर्वम् अहम् किम् चित्prīti-pūrvam aham kim citbut out of love I wish
कर्तुम् इच्छामि भारतkartum icchāmi bhāratato do something, O Bharata:
अहम् हि विश्वकर्मा वैaham hi viśvakarmā vaifor I am Vishvakarman,
दानवानाम् महा-कविःdānavānām mahā-kaviḥthe great architect of the danavas;
सः अहम् वै त्वत्-कृते किम् चित्saḥ aham vai tvat-kṛte kim citso, for your sake, I wish
कर्तुम् इच्छामि पाण्डवkartum icchāmi pāṇḍavato do something, O Pandava."
मयmayaoriginal form "maya", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यथात्थyathātthaoriginal form "yathāttha", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पुरुषर्षभpuruṣarṣabhaoriginal form "puruṣarṣabha", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रीतिपूर्वम्prītipūrvamoriginal form "prītipūrvam", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अहंahaṃoriginal form "ahaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
किंkiṃoriginal form "kiṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अहंahaṃoriginal form "ahaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दानवानांdānavānāṃoriginal form "dānavānāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
महाकविःmahākaviḥoriginal form "mahākaviḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सोsooriginal form "so", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽहं'haṃoriginal form "'haṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
त्वत्कृतेtvatkṛteoriginal form "tvatkṛte", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
किंkiṃoriginal form "kiṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Traducción
Maya said: "This is fitting for you, O lord, as you have said, O bull among men; but out of love I wish to do something, O Bharata: for I am Vishvakarman, the great architect of the danavas; so, for your sake, I wish to accomplish something, O Pandava."
Versión
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Here gratitude refuses to fall silent. It is significant that Maya asks permission to give, just as another might ask permission to take: love does not rest until it has served. He names his own craft -- he is the architect of the danavas -- for one must serve with what one has and what one knows. Thus scripture shows the persistence of grateful love; and Arjuna turns it toward Krishna.