Mahābhārata · 2.40.21–22
॥
Devanāgarī
एवम् उक्ता ततः कृष्णम् अब्रवीद् यदुनन्दनम् ॥
शिशुपालस्यापराधान् क्षमेथास् त्वं महाबल ॥
कृष्ण उवाच
अपराधशतं क्षाम्यं मया ह्य् अस्य पितृष्वसः ॥
पुत्रस्य ते वधार्हाणां मा त्वं शोके मनः कृथाः ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
evam uktā tataḥ kṛṣṇam abravīd yadunandanam ||
śiśupālasyāparādhān kṣamethās tvaṃ mahābala ||
kṛṣṇa uvāca
aparādhaśataṃ kṣāmyaṃ mayā hy asya pitṛṣvasaḥ ||
putrasya te vadhārhāṇāṃ mā tvaṃ śoke manaḥ kṛthāḥ ||
Palabra por palabra
SánscritoIASTSignificado
एवम् उक्ता ततः कृष्णम्evam uktā tataḥ kṛṣṇam"thus addressed, then to Krishna,
अब्रवीद् यदु-नन्दनम्abravīd yadu-nandanamthe descendant of Yadu, she said:
शिशुपालस्य अपराधान्śiśupālasya aparādhān"forgive Shishupala's
क्षमेथास् त्वं महाबलkṣamethās tvaṃ mahābalaoffenses, o mighty one";
अपराध-शतं क्षाम्यंaparādha-śataṃ kṣāmyaṃ"a hundred offenses
मया ह्य् अस्य पितृ-स्वसःmayā hy asya pitṛ-svasaḥshall be forgiven by me, o aunt,
पुत्रस्य ते वध-अर्हाणांputrasya te vadha-arhāṇāṃof your son, [though] deserving death;
मा त्वं शोके मनः कृथाःmā tvaṃ śoke manaḥ kṛthāḥdo not you give your mind to grief.""
यदुनन्दनम्yadunandanamoriginal form "yadunandanam", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
शिशुपालस्यापराधान्śiśupālasyāparādhānoriginal form "śiśupālasyāparādhān", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कृष्णkṛṣṇaoriginal form "kṛṣṇa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अपराधशतंaparādhaśataṃoriginal form "aparādhaśataṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पितृष्वसःpitṛṣvasaḥoriginal form "pitṛṣvasaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वधार्हाणांvadhārhāṇāṃoriginal form "vadhārhāṇāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Traducción
"Thus [reassured], she then said to Krishna, the descendant of Yadu: "Forgive, o mighty one, the offenses of Shishupala." "A hundred offenses of his, [though] deserving death, shall be forgiven by me, o aunt -- of your son; do not give your mind to grief.""
Versión
1c85c4eadb1d · publicado 16 jul 2026, 15:40:28 UTC
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Krishna's boon reveals both mercy and its rightful measure: He will forgive "a hundred offenses, [though] deserving death." This number is telling -- the Lord's patience is great, but not without limit by the letter: mercy is long-suffering, yet justice sets a bound. The verse teaches that the Supreme is inexpressibly forbearing -- He will forgive one deserving execution a hundred times over -- yet forgiveness is not indulgence without end: beyond that measure judgment intervenes. And this very measure is itself a gift: a hundred reprieves are given to Shishupala so that he might come to his senses. Mercy that endures a hundredfold is no fault of the one forgiving if the forgiven turns it to evil; the Lord's long-suffering tests, it does not corrupt.