Mahābhārata · 2.3.30
॥
Devanāgarī
मणिरत्नचितां तां तु के चिद् अभ्येत्य पार्थिवाः ॥
दृष्ट्वापि नाभ्यजानन्त ते ऽज्ञानात् प्रपतन्त्य् उत ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
maṇiratnacitāṃ tāṃ tu ke cid abhyetya pārthivāḥ ||
dṛṣṭvāpi nābhyajānanta te 'jñānāt prapatanty uta ||
Palabra por palabra
SánscritoIASTSignificado
मणि-रत्न-चिताम् ताम् तुmaṇi-ratna-citām tām tustrewn with gems, it
के चित् अभ्येत्य पार्थिवाःke cit abhyetya pārthivāḥcertain kings, approaching,
दृष्ट्वा अपि न अभ्यजानन्तdṛṣṭvā api na abhyajānantathough seeing it, did not recognize [the water],
ते अज्ञानात् प्रपतन्ति उतte ajñānāt prapatanti utaand out of ignorance they fell [into it].
मणिरत्नचितांmaṇiratnacitāṃoriginal form "maṇiratnacitāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तांtāṃoriginal form "tāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चिद्cidoriginal form "cid", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दृष्ट्वापिdṛṣṭvāpioriginal form "dṛṣṭvāpi", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नाभ्यजानन्तnābhyajānantaoriginal form "nābhyajānanta", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽज्ञानात्'jñānātoriginal form "'jñānāt", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रपतन्त्य्prapatantyoriginal form "prapatanty", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Traducción
Vaishampayana said: "Certain kings, approaching that pool strewn with gems, though they saw it, did not recognize the water, and out of ignorance fell into it."
Versión
07927ed7f342 · publicado 16 jul 2026, 14:43:40 UTC
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Here, in passing, a seed of what is to come is sown: an illusion of sight at this pool. It is significant that failing to discern what is seen, out of ignorance, leads to a fall -- a lesson that later, in another hall, will turn into mockery and enmity. Thus the verse shows in advance how deceptive appearance can be and how dangerous ignorance is; and next -- the fragrant groves all around.