Mahābhārata · 2.18.30
॥
Devanāgarī
ते शश्वद् गोधनाकीर्णम् अम्बुमन्तं शुभद्रुमम् ॥
गोरथं गिरिम् आसाद्य ददृशुर् मागधं पुरम् ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
te śaśvad godhanākīrṇam ambumantaṃ śubhadrumam ||
gorathaṃ girim āsādya dadṛśur māgadhaṃ puram ||
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SánscritoIASTSignificado
ते शश्वत् गो-धन-आकीर्णम्te śaśvat go-dhana-ākīrṇamthey, [the land] ever full of herds of cattle,
अम्बु-मन्तम् शुभ-द्रुमम्ambu-mantam śubha-drumamabounding in water, with beautiful trees,
गोरथम् गिरिम् आसाद्यgoratham girim āsādyahaving reached Mount Goratha,
ददृशुः मागधम् पुरम्dadṛśuḥ māgadham purambeheld the Magadha city [Girivraja].
शश्वद्śaśvadoriginal form "śaśvad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
गोधनाकीर्णम्godhanākīrṇamoriginal form "godhanākīrṇam", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अम्बुमन्तंambumantaṃoriginal form "ambumantaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
शुभद्रुमम्śubhadrumamoriginal form "śubhadrumam", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
गोरथंgorathaṃoriginal form "gorathaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ददृशुर्dadṛśuroriginal form "dadṛśur", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मागधंmāgadhaṃoriginal form "māgadhaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Traducción
Vaishampayana said: "Having passed through the land ever full of herds of cattle, abounding in water, with beautiful trees, and having reached Mount Goratha, they beheld the Magadha city [Girivraja]."
Versión
359bad8d985a · publicado 16 jul 2026, 15:13:23 UTC
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Here at last the tyrant's stronghold comes into view -- a rich, flourishing land under an unrighteous ruler. It is telling that even under an evil lord the land is fertile: a country's prosperity does not vindicate the lawlessness of its ruler. The verse shows the difference between the well-being of a land and the righteousness of its power; next the heroes will enter the city.