Mahābhārata · 2.12.9–10
॥
Devanāgarī
स मन्त्रिणः समानाय्य भ्रातॄंश् च वदतां वरः ॥
राजसूयं प्रति तदा पुनः पुनर् अपृच्छत ॥
ते पृच्छ्यमानाः सहिता वचो ऽर्थ्यं मन्त्रिणस् तदा ॥
युधिष्ठिरं महाप्राज्ञं यियक्षुम् इदम् अब्रुवन् ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
sa mantriṇaḥ samānāyya bhrātṝṃś ca vadatāṃ varaḥ ||
rājasūyaṃ prati tadā punaḥ punar apṛcchata ||
te pṛcchyamānāḥ sahitā vaco 'rthyaṃ mantriṇas tadā ||
yudhiṣṭhiraṃ mahāprājñaṃ yiyakṣum idam abruvan ||
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SánscritoIASTSignificado
सः मन्त्रिणः समानाय्यsaḥ mantriṇaḥ samānāyyahe, having gathered the counselors,
भ्रातॄन् च वदताम् वरःbhrātṝn ca vadatām varaḥand his brothers, best of speakers,
राजसूयम् प्रति तदाrājasūyam prati tadāabout the Rajasuya then
पुनः पुनः अपृच्छतpunaḥ punaḥ apṛcchataagain and again he asked;
ते पृच्छ्यमानाः सहिताःte pṛcchyamānāḥ sahitāḥthey, being asked, together,
वचः अर्थ्यम् मन्त्रिणः तदाvacaḥ arthyam mantriṇaḥ tadāa weighty word, the counselors, then
युधिष्ठिरम् महा-प्राज्ञम्yudhiṣṭhiram mahā-prājñamto Yudhishthira, of great wisdom,
यियक्षुम् इदम् अब्रुवन्yiyakṣum idam abruvanwho wished to sacrifice, said this:
सsaoriginal form "sa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भ्रातॄंश्bhrātṝṃśoriginal form "bhrātṝṃś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वदतांvadatāṃoriginal form "vadatāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
राजसूयंrājasūyaṃoriginal form "rājasūyaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पुनर्punaroriginal form "punar", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सहिताsahitāoriginal form "sahitā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वचोvacooriginal form "vaco", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽर्थ्यं'rthyaṃoriginal form "'rthyaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मन्त्रिणस्mantriṇasoriginal form "mantriṇas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
युधिष्ठिरंyudhiṣṭhiraṃoriginal form "yudhiṣṭhiraṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
महाप्राज्ञंmahāprājñaṃoriginal form "mahāprājñaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Traducción
"Having gathered his counselors and brothers, the best of speakers asked them again and again about the Rajasuya; and they, being asked, together spoke then a weighty word to Yudhishthira, of great wisdom, who wished to perform the sacrifice."
Versión
f512fb61618e · publicado 16 jul 2026, 15:13:23 UTC
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Here even the wisest king does not rely on his own judgment alone, but seeks counsel. It is telling that Yudhishthira asks "again and again": true wisdom is not ashamed to consult and to test. Thus the scripture shows counsel as the support of prudence; and the counselors answer.