Mahābhārata · 2.5.36–37
॥
Devanāgarī
कच्चिद् धृष्टश् च शूरश् च मतिमान् धृतिमाञ् शुचिः ॥
कुलीनश् चानुरक्तश् च दक्षः सेनापतिस् तव ॥
कच्चिद् बलस्य ते मुख्याः सर्वे युद्धविशारदाः ॥
दृष्टापदाना विक्रान्तास् त्वया सत्कृत्य मानिताः ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
kaccid dhṛṣṭaś ca śūraś ca matimān dhṛtimāñ śuciḥ ||
kulīnaś cānuraktaś ca dakṣaḥ senāpatis tava ||
kaccid balasya te mukhyāḥ sarve yuddhaviśāradāḥ ||
dṛṣṭāpadānā vikrāntās tvayā satkṛtya mānitāḥ ||
Palabra por palabra
SánscritoIASTSignificado
कच्चित् धृष्टः च शूरः च मतिमान् धृतिमान् शुचिःkaccit dhṛṣṭaḥ ca śūraḥ ca matimān dhṛtimān śuciḥI hope your commander-in-chief is bold, and valiant, and wise, and steadfast, and pure,
कुलीनः च अनुरक्तः च दक्षः सेना-पतिः तवkulīnaḥ ca anuraktaḥ ca dakṣaḥ senā-patiḥ tavawell-born, and devoted, and skillful;
कच्चित् बलस्य ते मुख्याः सर्वे युद्ध-विशारदाःkaccit balasya te mukhyāḥ sarve yuddha-viśāradāḥI hope the chief warriors of your army, all versed in battle,
दृष्ट-अपदानाः विक्रान्ताः त्वया सत्कृत्य मानिताःdṛṣṭa-apadānāḥ vikrāntāḥ tvayā satkṛtya mānitāḥof proven deeds, valiant, are honored and respected by you?
कच्चिद्kaccidoriginal form "kaccid", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
धृष्टश्dhṛṣṭaśoriginal form "dhṛṣṭaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
शूरश्śūraśoriginal form "śūraś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
धृतिमाञ्dhṛtimāñoriginal form "dhṛtimāñ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कुलीनश्kulīnaśoriginal form "kulīnaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चानुरक्तश्cānuraktaśoriginal form "cānuraktaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सेनापतिस्senāpatisoriginal form "senāpatis", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कच्चिद्kaccidoriginal form "kaccid", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
युद्धविशारदाःyuddhaviśāradāḥoriginal form "yuddhaviśāradāḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दृष्टापदानाdṛṣṭāpadānāoriginal form "dṛṣṭāpadānā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विक्रान्तास्vikrāntāsoriginal form "vikrāntās", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Traducción
I hope your commander-in-chief is bold, valiant, wise, steadfast, pure, well-born, devoted, and skillful? I hope the chief warriors of your army -- all versed in battle, of proven deeds, valiant -- are honored and respected by you?
Versión
a5924dba7d30 · publicado 16 jul 2026, 14:43:40 UTC
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Here the army's strength is founded above all in the dignity and honor shown its commanders. It is telling that heroes must be "honored and respected": a warrior's devotion is born not of fear but of recognized valor. Thus scripture shows honor for the deserving as the foundation of military strength; what follows concerns the army's pay.