Mahābhārata · 2.18.15–16
॥
Devanāgarī
अयं च बलिनां श्रेष्ठः श्रीमान् अपि वृकोदरः ॥
युवाभ्यां सहितो वीरः किं न कुर्यान् महायशाः ॥
सुप्रणीतो बलौघो हि कुरुते कार्यम् उत्तमम् ॥
अन्धं जडं बलं प्राहुः प्रणेतव्यं विचक्षणैः ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
ayaṃ ca balināṃ śreṣṭhaḥ śrīmān api vṛkodaraḥ ||
yuvābhyāṃ sahito vīraḥ kiṃ na kuryān mahāyaśāḥ ||
supraṇīto balaugho hi kurute kāryam uttamam ||
andhaṃ jaḍaṃ balaṃ prāhuḥ praṇetavyaṃ vicakṣaṇaiḥ ||
Palabra por palabra
SánscritoIASTSignificado
अयम् च बलिनाम् श्रेष्ठःayam ca balinām śreṣṭhaḥand this best of the mighty,
श्रीमान् अपि वृकोदरःśrīmān api vṛkodaraḥglorious Vrikodara [Bhima],
युवाभ्याम् सहितः वीरःyuvābhyām sahitaḥ vīraḥthe hero joined with you two,
किम् न कुर्यात् महा-यशाःkim na kuryāt mahā-yaśāḥwhat will he not accomplish, most renowned one?
सु-प्रणीतः बल-ओघः हिsu-praṇītaḥ bala-oghaḥ hia well-led flood of strength [an army]
कुरुते कार्यम् उत्तमम्kurute kāryam uttamamaccomplishes the highest deed;
अन्धम् जडम् बलम् प्राहुःandham jaḍam balam prāhuḥblind and dull they call strength,
प्रणेतव्यम् विचक्षणैःpraṇetavyam vicakṣaṇaiḥit must be led by the discerning;
अयंayaṃoriginal form "ayaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
बलिनांbalināṃoriginal form "balināṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
युवाभ्यांyuvābhyāṃoriginal form "yuvābhyāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सहितोsahitooriginal form "sahito", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
किंkiṃoriginal form "kiṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कुर्यान्kuryānoriginal form "kuryān", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
महायशाःmahāyaśāḥoriginal form "mahāyaśāḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सुप्रणीतोsupraṇītooriginal form "supraṇīto", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
बलौघोbalaughooriginal form "balaugho", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अन्धंandhaṃoriginal form "andhaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
जडंjaḍaṃoriginal form "jaḍaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
बलंbalaṃoriginal form "balaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रणेतव्यंpraṇetavyaṃoriginal form "praṇetavyaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Traducción
"And this glorious Vrikodara [Bhima], best of the mighty -- what will the most renowned hero, [joined] with you two, not accomplish? A well-led flood of strength [an army] accomplishes the highest deed; strength itself, however, is called blind and dull -- it must be led by the discerning."
Versión
56a57956ec0d · publicado 16 jul 2026, 15:13:23 UTC
Disponible enRUENPasa de verso en verso con
Here strength without guidance is called "blind and dull." It is significant that might gains sight only in the hand of the wise: reason directs strength as the eye directs the hand. Thus scripture shows the primacy of wisdom over strength; and further on -- the image of a stream led downward.