Mahābhārata · 2.5.46
॥
Devanāgarī
कच्चित् त्वम् एव सर्वस्याः पृथिव्याः पृथिवीपते ॥
समश् च नाभिशङ्क्यश् च यथा माता यथा पिता ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
kaccit tvam eva sarvasyāḥ pṛthivyāḥ pṛthivīpate ||
samaś ca nābhiśaṅkyaś ca yathā mātā yathā pitā ||
Palabra por palabra
SánscritoIASTSignificado
कच्चित् त्वम् एव सर्वस्याः पृथिव्याः पृथिवी-पतेkaccit tvam eva sarvasyāḥ pṛthivyāḥ pṛthivī-pateI hope that you yourself, for all the earth, o lord of the earth,
समः च न अभिशङ्क्यः च यथा माता यथा पिताsamaḥ ca na abhiśaṅkyaḥ ca yathā mātā yathā pitāare equal to all and inspire no fear -- like a mother, like a father?
पृथिवीपतेpṛthivīpateoriginal form "pṛthivīpate", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
समश्samaśoriginal form "samaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नाभिशङ्क्यश्nābhiśaṅkyaśoriginal form "nābhiśaṅkyaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Traducción
Narada said: "I hope that you yourself, o lord of the earth, are equal to all and inspire no fear in anyone -- like a mother, like a father?"
Versión
071b7d972dce · publicado 16 jul 2026, 14:43:40 UTC
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Here the highest image of a king is set forth: a parent to all subjects. It is telling that impartiality and safety are named as the measure: a good ruler is fearsome to no one, being equal to all as a father and mother are to their children. Thus scripture shows fatherly evenness as the crown of rule; what follows concerns war against an enemy in distress.