Mahābhārata · 2.45.43–44
॥
Devanāgarī
दुर्योधन उवाच
निवर्तयिष्यति त्वासौ यदि क्षत्ता समेष्यति ॥
निवृत्ते त्वयि राजेन्द्र मरिष्ये ऽहम् असंशयम् ॥
स मयि त्वं मृते राजन् विदुरेण सुखी भव ॥
भोक्ष्यसे पृथिवीं कृत्स्नां किं मया त्वं करिष्यसि ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
duryodhana uvāca
nivartayiṣyati tvāsau yadi kṣattā sameṣyati ||
nivṛtte tvayi rājendra mariṣye 'ham asaṃśayam ||
sa mayi tvaṃ mṛte rājan vidureṇa sukhī bhava ||
bhokṣyase pṛthivīṃ kṛtsnāṃ kiṃ mayā tvaṃ kariṣyasi ||
Palabra por palabra
SánscritoIASTSignificado
निवर्तयिष्यति त्वा असौnivartayiṣyati tvā asau"he will turn you back,
यदि क्षत्ता समेष्यतिyadi kṣattā sameṣyatiif Kshattri [Vidura] comes;
निवृत्ते त्वयि राज-इन्द्रnivṛtte tvayi rāja-indra[when] you draw back, O lord of kings,
मरिष्ये अहम् असंशयम्mariṣye aham asaṃśayamI shall die, no doubt;
स मयि त्वं मृते राजन्sa mayi tvaṃ mṛte rājan[when] I am dead, you, O king,
विदुरेण सुखी भवvidureṇa sukhī bhavabe happy with Vidura;
भोक्ष्यसे पृथिवीं कृत्स्नांbhokṣyase pṛthivīṃ kṛtsnāṃyou will enjoy the whole earth —
किं मया त्वं करिष्यसिkiṃ mayā tvaṃ kariṣyasiwhat will you do with me?"
दुर्योधनduryodhanaoriginal form "duryodhana", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
त्वासौtvāsauoriginal form "tvāsau", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
राजेन्द्रrājendraoriginal form "rājendra", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽहम्'hamoriginal form "'ham", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Traducción
"He [Vidura] will turn you back if Kshattri comes; and when you draw back, O lord of kings, I shall die, without doubt. When I am dead, O king, be happy with Vidura; you will enjoy the whole earth — what use will you have for me?"
Versión
d1c15e450fb4 · publicado 16 jul 2026, 15:49:22 UTC
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Having failed to persuade, Duryodhana resorts to blackmail by love: he threatens death, playing upon his father's heart. It is telling how this weapon works — entreaty turned into coercion: "heed the wise counsel, and I will die." The verse teaches how perilous unchecked attachment is: through love for a son, evil overcomes even a mature father's reason. And the threat of "I will die" is the subtlest cruelty — it binds the loving one hand and foot, forcing a choice between dharma and the child's life. Whoever yields to such pressure does not save the son but destroys him, indulging his ruin. True love would say "no" and endure the anger; weak love says "yes" and prepares a common downfall.