Mahābhārata · 2.22.10–11
॥
Devanāgarī
ततो राजकुलद्वारि प्रसुप्तम् इव तं नृपम् ॥
रात्रौ परासुम् उत्सृज्य निश्चक्रमुर् अरिंदमाः ॥
जरासंधरथं कृष्णो योजयित्वा पताकिनम् ॥
आरोप्य भ्रातरौ चैव मोक्षयाम् आस बान्धवान् ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
tato rājakuladvāri prasuptam iva taṃ nṛpam ||
rātrau parāsum utsṛjya niścakramur ariṃdamāḥ ||
jarāsaṃdharathaṃ kṛṣṇo yojayitvā patākinam ||
āropya bhrātarau caiva mokṣayām āsa bāndhavān ||
Palabra por palabra
SánscritoIASTSignificado
ततो राज-कुल-द्वारिtato rāja-kula-dvārithen, at the gates of the royal palace,
प्रसुप्तम् इव तं नृपम्prasuptam iva taṃ nṛpamthat king, as though asleep,
रात्रौ परासुम् उत्सृज्यrātrau parāsum utsṛjyaat night, having left him lifeless,
निश्चक्रमुर् अरिंदमाःniścakramur ariṃdamāḥthe tamers of foes went forth;
जरासंध-रथं कृष्णोjarāsaṃdha-rathaṃ kṛṣṇoJarasandha's chariot, Krishna,
योजयित्वा पताकिनम्yojayitvā patākinamhaving yoked it, bannered,
आरोप्य भ्रातरौ चैवāropya bhrātarau caivaand having mounted it with his two brothers,
मोक्षयाम् आस बान्धवान्mokṣayām āsa bāndhavānfreed the captive [kings].
राजकुलद्वारिrājakuladvārioriginal form "rājakuladvāri", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
जरासंधरथंjarāsaṃdharathaṃoriginal form "jarāsaṃdharathaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Traducción
Then, having left that king at the gates of the royal palace, lifeless, as though asleep, the tamers of foes went forth by night. Krishna, having yoked Jarasandha's bannered chariot and mounted it with his two brothers, freed the captive kings.
Versión
87f1c36bc339 · publicado 16 jul 2026, 15:28:50 UTC
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The tyrant's body is left "as though asleep" at his own gates — without desecration, but without honor either. It is significant that the victors' first act is not celebration but liberation: no sooner had the oppressor fallen than the captives were restored to life. The verse teaches that the aim of righteous war is not the enemy's death for its own sake, but the deliverance of those who suffered; and the tyrant's own chariot now serves the cause of freedom that he had trampled underfoot.