Mahābhārata · 2.45.49–50
॥
Devanāgarī
अपृष्ट्वा विदुरं ह्य् अस्य नासीत् कश् चिद् विनिश्चयः ॥
द्यूतदोषांश् च जानन् स पुत्रस्नेहाद् अकृष्यत ॥
तच् छ्रुत्वा विदुरो धीमान् कलिद्वारम् उपस्थितम् ॥
विनाशमुखम् उत्पन्नं धृतराष्ट्रम् उपाद्रवत् ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
apṛṣṭvā viduraṃ hy asya nāsīt kaś cid viniścayaḥ ||
dyūtadoṣāṃś ca jānan sa putrasnehād akṛṣyata ||
tac chrutvā viduro dhīmān kalidvāram upasthitam ||
vināśamukham utpannaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭram upādravat ||
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SánscritoIASTSignificado
अपृष्ट्वा विदुरं ह्य् अस्यapṛṣṭvā viduraṃ hy asyafor without asking Vidura, he
न आसीत् कश् चिद् विनिश्चयःna āsīt kaś cid viniścayaḥhad no determination at all;
द्यूत-दोषांश् च जानन् सdyūta-doṣāṃś ca jānan saand knowing the vices of gambling, he
पुत्र-स्नेहाद् अकृष्यतputra-snehād akṛṣyatawas drawn by love for his son;
तच् छ्रुत्वा विदुरो धीमान्tac chrutvā viduro dhīmānhearing that, wise Vidura,
कलि-द्वारम् उपस्थितम्kali-dvāram upasthitam[understanding that] the gate of Kali had arrived,
विनाश-मुखम् उत्पन्नंvināśa-mukham utpannaṃ[that] the mouth of ruin had arisen,
धृतराष्ट्रम् उपाद्रवत्dhṛtarāṣṭram upādravathastened to Dhritarashtra.
नासीत्nāsītoriginal form "nāsīt", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
द्यूतदोषांश्dyūtadoṣāṃśoriginal form "dyūtadoṣāṃś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पुत्रस्नेहाद्putrasnehādoriginal form "putrasnehād", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कलिद्वारम्kalidvāramoriginal form "kalidvāram", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विनाशमुखम्vināśamukhamoriginal form "vināśamukham", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Traducción
For without Vidura's counsel he had no determination at all; and though he knew the vices of gambling, he was drawn on by love for his son. Hearing of this, wise Vidura — understanding that the gate of Kali had arrived and the mouth of ruin had opened — hastened to Dhritarashtra.
Versión
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The narrator calls the thing by its true name: the game is "the gate of Kali," "the mouth of ruin." It is telling that Dhritarashtra "knew the vices of gambling" — and still was drawn on by love for his son: knowledge without will is powerless. The verse teaches that knowing evil is not enough — one must have the firmness to reject it; otherwise the very knowledge becomes an indictment rather than a defense. And the "gate of Kali" does not open all at once: it is unlocked by concession, by small indulgence of passion. Vidura hastens to shut this gate with the word of truth; but to shut what a weak heart has opened is beyond the power even of the wisest. Where reason is captive to attachment, even a clear warning shatters like a wave against the rock of one already resolved on his own course.