Mahābhārata 2.57.19–21

Dyūta-parva (duryodhana-vidura-saṃvāda) (Duryodhana Rejects Vidura)2.57.19–21

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Mahābhārata · 2.57.19–21

॥

Devanāgarī

अव्याधिजं कटुकं तीक्ष्णम् उष्णं; यशोमुषं परुषं पूतिगन्धि ॥
सतां पेयं यन् न पिबन्त्य् असन्तो; मन्युं महाराज पिब प्रशाम्य ॥
वैचित्रवीर्यस्य यशो धनं च; वाञ्छाम्य् अहं सहपुत्रस्य शश्वत् ॥
यथा तथा वो ऽस्तु नमश् च वो ऽस्तु; ममापि च स्वस्ति दिशन्तु विप्राः ॥
आशीविषान् नेत्रविषान् कोपयेन् न तु पण्डितः ॥
एवं ते ऽहं वदामीदं प्रयतः कुरुनन्दन ॥

Transliteración (IAST)

avyādhijaṃ kaṭukaṃ tīkṣṇam uṣṇaṃ; yaśomuṣaṃ paruṣaṃ pūtigandhi ||
satāṃ peyaṃ yan na pibanty asanto; manyuṃ mahārāja piba praśāmya ||
vaicitravīryasya yaśo dhanaṃ ca; vāñchāmy ahaṃ sahaputrasya śaśvat ||
yathā tathā vo 'stu namaś ca vo 'stu; mamāpi ca svasti diśantu viprāḥ ||
āśīviṣān netraviṣān kopayen na tu paṇḍitaḥ ||
evaṃ te 'haṃ vadāmīdaṃ prayataḥ kurunandana ||

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अव्याधि-जं कटुकं तीक्ष्णम् उष्णंavyādhi-jaṃ kaṭukaṃ tīkṣṇam uṣṇaṃ"not born of disease, bitter, sharp, burning,

यशो-मुषं परुषं पूति-गन्धिyaśo-muṣaṃ paruṣaṃ pūti-gandhistealing one's fame, harsh, foul-smelling —

सतां पेयं यन् न पिबन्त्य् असन्तोsatāṃ peyaṃ yan na pibanty asanto[the drink called] anger, which the good drink and the wicked do not —

मन्युं महाराज पिब प्रशाम्यmanyuṃ mahārāja piba praśāmyadrink this anger, O great king, and be at peace;

वैचित्रवीर्यस्य यशो धनं चvaicitravīryasya yaśo dhanaṃ cathe fame and wealth of the son of Vichitravirya [Dhritarashtra]

वाञ्छाम्य् अहं सह-पुत्रस्य शश्वत्vāñchāmy ahaṃ saha-putrasya śaśvattogether with his sons, I desire always;

यथा तथा वो ऽस्तु नमश् च वो ऽस्तुyathā tathā vo 'stu namaś ca vo 'stuwhatever may be, may good come to you, and homage to you;

ममापि च स्वस्ति दिशन्तु विप्राःmamāpi ca svasti diśantu viprāḥand to me too may the brahmins grant good fortune;

आशीविषान् नेत्र-विषान् कोपयेन् न तु पण्डितःāśīviṣān netra-viṣān kopayen na tu paṇḍitaḥa wise man would not enrage serpents whose poison is in their gaze;

एवं ते ऽहं वदामि इदं प्रयतः कुरुनन्दनevaṃ te 'haṃ vadāmi idaṃ prayataḥ kurunandanathus, reverently, I say this to you, O Kurunandana."

अव्याधिजंavyādhijaṃoriginal form "avyādhijaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage

यशोमुषंyaśomuṣaṃoriginal form "yaśomuṣaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage

पूतिगन्धिpūtigandhioriginal form "pūtigandhi", added to complete the word-by-word coverage

सहपुत्रस्यsahaputrasyaoriginal form "sahaputrasya", added to complete the word-by-word coverage

नेत्रविषान्netraviṣānoriginal form "netraviṣān", added to complete the word-by-word coverage

वदामीदंvadāmīdaṃoriginal form "vadāmīdaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage

Traducción

[Vidura:] "Anger — bitter, sharp, burning, robbing one of fame, harsh, foul-smelling, yet a drink not born of disease, which the good drink and the wicked do not — drink it, O great king, and be at peace. I always desire the fame and wealth of the son of Vichitravirya together with his sons; whatever becomes of me, may good come to you, and homage to you; and to me too may the brahmins grant good fortune. A wise man would not provoke serpents whose poison lies in their gaze; so, reverently, I say this to you, O Kurunandana."

Comentario

Vidura ends wondrously: insulted and banished, he blesses the house that has rejected him — "I always desire your glory; homage to you." This freedom from malice is telling: he answers abuse with goodwill, and banishment with blessing. The verse displays the summit of the righteous counselor — a love that does not depend on love returned: he cares for the good of those who repay him with evil. And the image of "drinking one's anger" runs deep: to swallow an offense without venting it is a drink only the good can bear. Vidura drinks his own anger and wishes good upon the one who wronged him. Thus the spirit of dharma shows itself: to conquer evil not by revenge but by patience and blessing; and whoever, being driven out, blesses his persecutor stands higher than all who banished him.

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