Mahābhārata · 2.21.13–14
॥
Devanāgarī
तद् भीमम् उत्सार्य जनं युद्धम् आसीद् उपह्वरे ॥
बलिनोः संयुगे राजन् वृत्रवासवयोर् इव ॥
प्रकर्षणाकर्षणाभ्याम् अभ्याकर्षविकर्षणैः ॥
आकर्षेतां तथान्योन्यं जानुभिश् चाभिजघ्नतुः ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
tad bhīmam utsārya janaṃ yuddham āsīd upahvare ||
balinoḥ saṃyuge rājan vṛtravāsavayor iva ||
prakarṣaṇākarṣaṇābhyām abhyākarṣavikarṣaṇaiḥ ||
ākarṣetāṃ tathānyonyaṃ jānubhiś cābhijaghnatuḥ ||
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SánscritoIASTSignificado
तद् भीमम् उत्सार्य जनम्tad bhīmam utsārya janamhaving pushed back the people, that fearsome
युद्धम् आसीद् उपह्वरेyuddham āsīd upahvarebattle [they waged] in an open place;
बलिनोः संयुगे राजन्balinoḥ saṃyuge rājana clash of two strong men, O king,
वृत्र-वासवयोर् इवvṛtra-vāsavayor ivalike that of Vritra and Vasava;
प्रकर्षण-आकर्षणाभ्याम्prakarṣaṇa-ākarṣaṇābhyāmby pulling and by dragging away,
अभ्याकर्ष-विकर्षणैःabhyākarṣa-vikarṣaṇaiḥby wrenching this way and that,
आकर्षेताम् तथा अन्योन्यम्ākarṣetām tathā anyonyamthey thus dragged one another,
जानुभिश् च अभिजघ्नतुःjānubhiś ca abhijaghnatuḥand struck with their knees.
जनंjanaṃoriginal form "janaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वृत्रवासवयोर्vṛtravāsavayororiginal form "vṛtravāsavayor", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रकर्षणाकर्षणाभ्याम्prakarṣaṇākarṣaṇābhyāmoriginal form "prakarṣaṇākarṣaṇābhyām", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अभ्याकर्षविकर्षणैःabhyākarṣavikarṣaṇaiḥoriginal form "abhyākarṣavikarṣaṇaiḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
आकर्षेतांākarṣetāṃoriginal form "ākarṣetāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तथान्योन्यंtathānyonyaṃoriginal form "tathānyonyaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चाभिजघ्नतुःcābhijaghnatuḥoriginal form "cābhijaghnatuḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Traducción
Having pushed back the crowd, their fearsome battle was fought in an open space — a clash of two strong men, O king, like that of Vritra and Vasava [Indra]. By pulling and dragging, by wrenching this way and that, they hauled each other about and struck with their knees.
Versión
8d946a0a4673 · publicado 16 jul 2026, 15:28:50 UTC
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The comparison to the battle of Indra and Vritra raises the duel above the earth: this is not merely a struggle of two kings, but a clash of order with the one who trampled it. It is significant that for this fight 'the crowd is pushed back' — righteous combat is waged openly, in the open space, not in hiding. The verse teaches that even the greatest of confrontations is carried out for the sake of protecting the many: the freeing of kings who languished for another's pride.