Mahābhārata · 2.20.25–26
॥
Devanāgarī
जरासंध उवाच
नाजितान् वै नरपतीन् अहम् आदद्मि कांश् चन ॥
जितः कः पर्यवस्थाता को ऽत्र यो न मया जितः ॥
क्षत्रियस्यैतद् एवाहुर् धर्म्यं कृष्णोपजीवनम् ॥
विक्रम्य वशम् आनीय कामतो यत् समाचरेत् ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
jarāsaṃdha uvāca
nājitān vai narapatīn aham ādadmi kāṃś cana ||
jitaḥ kaḥ paryavasthātā ko 'tra yo na mayā jitaḥ ||
kṣatriyasyaitad evāhur dharmyaṃ kṛṣṇopajīvanam ||
vikramya vaśam ānīya kāmato yat samācaret ||
Palabra por palabra
SánscritoIASTSignificado
न अजितान् वै नर-पतीन्na ajitān vai nara-patīnnot [any] unconquered kings
अहम् आदद्मि कांश् चनaham ādadmi kāṃś canado I take [captive], whoever they be;
जितः कः पर्यवस्थाताjitaḥ kaḥ paryavasthātā[once] conquered — who opposes me?
कः अत्र यः न मया जितःkaḥ atra yaḥ na mayā jitaḥwho here is not conquered by me?
क्षत्रियस्य एतत् एव आहुःkṣatriyasya etat eva āhuḥthis precisely is called
धर्म्यम् कृष्ण उपजीवनम्dharmyam kṛṣṇa upajīvanamthe lawful pursuit [trade] of a kshatriya, O Krishna:
विक्रम्य वशम् आनीयvikramya vaśam ānīyahaving subdued [him] by valor,
कामतः यत् समाचरेत्kāmataḥ yat samācaretto do with [the vanquished] whatever one wishes.
जरासंधjarāsaṃdhaoriginal form "jarāsaṃdha", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नाजितान्nājitānoriginal form "nājitān", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नरपतीन्narapatīnoriginal form "narapatīn", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कोkooriginal form "ko", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽत्र'traoriginal form "'tra", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
योyooriginal form "yo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
क्षत्रियस्यैतद्kṣatriyasyaitadoriginal form "kṣatriyasyaitad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
एवाहुर्evāhuroriginal form "evāhur", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
धर्म्यंdharmyaṃoriginal form "dharmyaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कृष्णोपजीवनम्kṛṣṇopajīvanamoriginal form "kṛṣṇopajīvanam", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कामतोkāmatooriginal form "kāmato", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Traducción
Jarasandha said: “I do not take captive kings who are unconquered; and once conquered, who opposes me? Who here is not conquered by me? This precisely, O Krishna, is called the lawful pursuit of a kshatriya: having subdued [the foe] by valor, to do with him whatever one wishes.”
Versión
e07e64e099ee · publicado 16 jul 2026, 15:13:24 UTC
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Here the tyrant dresses villainy in the garments of dharma — 'such, indeed, is the law of the kshatriya.' It is telling how deftly falsehood invokes a rule while perverting it: he interprets the right of victory as the right to do any evil to the vanquished. Thus scripture shows how dangerous is the distortion of dharma in justification of cruelty; what follows is his refusal.