Mahābhārata · 2.20.6–7
॥
Devanāgarī
वासुदेव उवाच
कुलकार्यं महाराज कश् चिद् एकः कुलोद्वहः ॥
वहते तन्नियोगाद् वै वयम् अभ्युत्थितास् त्रयः ॥
त्वया चोपहृता राजन् क्षत्रिया लोकवासिनः ॥
तद् आगः क्रूरम् उत्पाद्य मन्यसे किं त्व् अनागसम् ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
vāsudeva uvāca
kulakāryaṃ mahārāja kaś cid ekaḥ kulodvahaḥ ||
vahate tanniyogād vai vayam abhyutthitās trayaḥ ||
tvayā copahṛtā rājan kṣatriyā lokavāsinaḥ ||
tad āgaḥ krūram utpādya manyase kiṃ tv anāgasam ||
Palabra por palabra
SánscritoIASTSignificado
कुल-कार्यम् महा-राजkula-kāryam mahā-rājaa family task, O great king,
कः चित् एकः कुल-उद्वहःkaḥ cit ekaḥ kula-udvahaḥsome one, the pillar of the clan,
वहते तत्-नियोगात् वैvahate tat-niyogāt vaicarries out; at his behest
वयम् अभ्युत्थिताः त्रयःvayam abhyutthitāḥ trayaḥwe three have risen up;
त्वया च उपहृताः राजन्tvayā ca upahṛtāḥ rājanand by you, O king,
क्षत्रियाः लोक-वासिनःkṣatriyāḥ loka-vāsinaḥkshatriyas, dwellers of the world, have been abducted;
तत् आगः क्रूरम् उत्पाद्यtat āgaḥ krūram utpādyahaving committed that cruel wrong,
मन्यसे किम् तु अनागसम्manyase kim tu anāgasamhow do you think [yourself] blameless?
वासुदेवvāsudevaoriginal form "vāsudeva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कुलकार्यंkulakāryaṃoriginal form "kulakāryaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
महाराजmahārājaoriginal form "mahārāja", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कश्kaśoriginal form "kaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चिद्cidoriginal form "cid", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कुलोद्वहःkulodvahaḥoriginal form "kulodvahaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तन्नियोगाद्tanniyogādoriginal form "tanniyogād", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अभ्युत्थितास्abhyutthitāsoriginal form "abhyutthitās", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चोपहृताcopahṛtāoriginal form "copahṛtā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
क्षत्रियाkṣatriyāoriginal form "kṣatriyā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
लोकवासिनःlokavāsinaḥoriginal form "lokavāsinaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तद्tadoriginal form "tad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
किंkiṃoriginal form "kiṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
त्व्tvoriginal form "tv", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Traducción
Krishna said: “A family task, O great king, is carried by some one — the pillar of the clan; at his behest we three have risen up. And you, O king, have abducted kshatriyas, dwellers of the world; having committed that cruel wrong, how do you think yourself blameless?”
Versión
6a43b4f7c971 · publicado 16 jul 2026, 15:13:24 UTC
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Here Krishna points to the deed itself as the guilt: your cruel act is your sin. It is telling that guilt is measured not by personal offense against an enemy but by the wrong done to others: a crime against the innocent is a crime against all. Thus scripture shows that harming others does not leave one blameless; what follows concerns the assault upon kings.