Mahābhārata · 2.33.21–22
॥
Devanāgarī
तस्मिन् धर्मविदां श्रेष्ठो धर्मराजस्य धीमतः ॥
महाध्वरे महाबुद्धिस् तस्थौ स बहुमानतः ॥
ततो भीष्मो ऽब्रवीद् राजन् धर्मराजं युधिष्ठिरम् ॥
क्रियताम् अर्हणं राज्ञां यथार्हम् इति भारत ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
tasmin dharmavidāṃ śreṣṭho dharmarājasya dhīmataḥ ||
mahādhvare mahābuddhis tasthau sa bahumānataḥ ||
tato bhīṣmo 'bravīd rājan dharmarājaṃ yudhiṣṭhiram ||
kriyatām arhaṇaṃ rājñāṃ yathārham iti bhārata ||
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SánscritoIASTSignificado
तस्मिन् धर्म-विदां श्रेष्ठोtasmin dharma-vidāṃ śreṣṭhoat that, the best of the knowers of dharma
धर्म-राजस्य धीमतःdharma-rājasya dhīmataḥof the wise Dharmaraja,
महा-अध्वरे महा-बुद्धिस्mahā-adhvare mahā-buddhisat the great rite, of great intellect,
तस्थौ स बहु-मानतःtasthau sa bahu-mānataḥstood with great reverence;
ततो भीष्मो अब्रवीद् राजन्tato bhīṣmo abravīd rājanthen Bhishma said, O king,
धर्म-राजं युधिष्ठिरम्dharma-rājaṃ yudhiṣṭhiramto Dharmaraja Yudhishthira:
क्रियताम् अर्हणं राज्ञांkriyatām arhaṇaṃ rājñāṃ"let honor be shown to the kings,
यथा-अर्हम् इति भारतyathā-arham iti bhārataas is fitting, O Bharata".
धर्मविदांdharmavidāṃoriginal form "dharmavidāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
धर्मराजस्यdharmarājasyaoriginal form "dharmarājasya", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
महाध्वरेmahādhvareoriginal form "mahādhvare", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
महाबुद्धिस्mahābuddhisoriginal form "mahābuddhis", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
बहुमानतःbahumānataḥoriginal form "bahumānataḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽब्रवीद्'bravīdoriginal form "'bravīd", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
धर्मराजंdharmarājaṃoriginal form "dharmarājaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यथार्हम्yathārhamoriginal form "yathārham", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Traducción
At that great rite of the wise Dharmaraja, the best of the knowers of dharma, the great-minded one [Narada], stood with great reverence. Then Bhishma, O king, said to Dharmaraja Yudhishthira: "Let honor be shown to the kings, as is fitting, O Bharata."
Versión
31f9d31c0644 · publicado 16 jul 2026, 15:40:27 UTC
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Before any action, Bhishma attends to the honoring of the guests -- "let honor be shown to the kings." It is significant that this concern is taken up by the eldest and wisest: rendering due honor is no small matter, but a task of the first importance, entrusted to the most worthy. The verse teaches that the order of honoring is the foundation of any assembly; to honor wrongly is to sow discord, to honor rightly is to establish order. Hence the decision about honor is given not to just anyone, but to one in whom seniority and knowledge of dharma are joined; for in the distribution of respect it is easiest to err and hardest to be just.