Mahābhārata · 2.37.15
॥
Devanāgarī
इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा ततश् चेदिपतिर् नृपः ॥
भीष्मं रूक्षाक्षरा वाचः श्रावयाम् आस भारत ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā tataś cedipatir nṛpaḥ ||
bhīṣmaṃ rūkṣākṣarā vācaḥ śrāvayām āsa bhārata ||
Palabra por palabra
SánscritoIASTSignificado
इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वाiti tasya vacaḥ śrutvāhaving heard this word of his,
ततश् चेदिपतिर् नृपःtataś cedipatir nṛpaḥthen the lord of the Chedis, the king,
भीष्मं रूक्ष-अक्षरा वाचःbhīṣmaṃ rūkṣa-akṣarā vācaḥharsh-worded speech to Bhishma
श्रावयाम् आस भारतśrāvayām āsa bhāratacaused to be heard, O Bharata.
रूक्षाक्षराrūkṣākṣarāoriginal form "rūkṣākṣarā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Traducción
Having heard this word of his, the lord of the Chedis, the king, unleashed harsh-worded speech upon Bhishma, O Bharata.
Versión
8e418c0d3014 · publicado 16 jul 2026, 15:40:28 UTC
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A word that would bring another to his senses only hardens Shishupala further: instead of reflection comes fresh abuse. It is significant that the one just described as clouded of mind immediately confirms this description by his own behavior — hearing the truth, he answers with rudeness. The verse teaches that for a blinded heart even a saving word becomes an occasion for further insolence: where the humble would hear a warning, the proud hear a challenge. And thus the doomed man himself, step by step, proves the verdict upon himself — for persisting in abuse after a clear word is no longer ignorance but hardened obstinacy leading to the end.