Mahābhārata · 2.16.41–42
॥
Devanāgarī
ततः सा राक्षसी राजन् विस्मयोत्फुल्ललोचना ॥
न शशाक समुद्वोढुं वज्रसारमयं शिशुम् ॥
बालस् ताम्रतलं मुष्टिं कृत्वा चास्ये निधाय सः ॥
प्राक्रोशद् अतिसंरम्भात् सतोय इव तोयदः ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
tataḥ sā rākṣasī rājan vismayotphullalocanā ||
na śaśāka samudvoḍhuṃ vajrasāramayaṃ śiśum ||
bālas tāmratalaṃ muṣṭiṃ kṛtvā cāsye nidhāya saḥ ||
prākrośad atisaṃrambhāt satoya iva toyadaḥ ||
Palabra por palabra
SánscritoIASTSignificado
ततः सा राक्षसी राजन्tataḥ sā rākṣasī rājanthen that rakshasi, O king,
विस्मय-उत्फुल्ल-लोचनाvismaya-utphulla-locanāwith eyes wide with astonishment,
न शशाक समुद्वोढुम्na śaśāka samudvoḍhumwas unable to lift
वज्र-सार-मयम् शिशुम्vajra-sāra-mayam śiśumthe child, [made] of diamond-hard substance;
बालः ताम्र-तलम् मुष्टिम्bālaḥ tāmra-talam muṣṭimthe child, having clenched his copper-palmed fist
कृत्वा च आस्ये निधाय सःkṛtvā ca āsye nidhāya saḥand put it in his mouth,
प्राक्रोशत् अति-संरम्भात्prākrośat ati-saṃrambhātcried out with great fury,
स-तोयः इव तोय-दःsa-toyaḥ iva toya-daḥlike a cloud full of rain;
विस्मयोत्फुल्ललोचनाvismayotphullalocanāoriginal form "vismayotphullalocanā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
समुद्वोढुंsamudvoḍhuṃoriginal form "samudvoḍhuṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वज्रसारमयंvajrasāramayaṃoriginal form "vajrasāramayaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
बालस्bālasoriginal form "bālas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ताम्रतलंtāmratalaṃoriginal form "tāmratalaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मुष्टिंmuṣṭiṃoriginal form "muṣṭiṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चास्येcāsyeoriginal form "cāsye", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्राक्रोशद्prākrośadoriginal form "prākrośad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अतिसंरम्भात्atisaṃrambhātoriginal form "atisaṃrambhāt", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सतोयsatoyaoriginal form "satoya", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तोयदःtoyadaḥoriginal form "toyadaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Traducción
"Then that rakshasi, O king, her eyes wide with astonishment, could not lift the child, as though it were made of diamond; and the child, clenching its copper-palmed fist and putting it into its mouth, cried out with great fury, like a cloud full of rain."
Versión
163ef9f1b8bc · publicado 16 jul 2026, 15:13:23 UTC
Disponible enRUENPasa de verso en verso con
Here the child shows superhuman strength — hard as diamond, thunderous of voice. It is significant that the power given him from above is innate; yet that same power, without dharma, will turn into tyranny. The verse shows that a great gift in itself is neither good nor evil — its use determines which it becomes; and next, the court comes running.