Mahābhārata · 2.69.4
॥
Devanāgarī
वैशंपायन उवाच
न च किं चित् तदोचुस् ते ह्रिया सन्तो युधिष्ठिरम् ॥
मनोभिर् एव कल्याणं दध्युस् ते तस्य धीमतः ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
na ca kiṃ cit tadocus te hriyā santo yudhiṣṭhiram ||
manobhir eva kalyāṇaṃ dadhyus te tasya dhīmataḥ ||
Palabra por palabra
SánscritoIASTSignificado
न च किं चित् तदा ऊचुस् ते ह्रिया सन्तो युधिष्ठिरम्na ca kiṃ cit tadā ūcus te hriyā santo yudhiṣṭhiramand they said nothing then to Yudhishthira, out of shame, these good men;
मनोभिर् एव कल्याणं दध्युस् ते तस्य धीमतःmanobhir eva kalyāṇaṃ dadhyus te tasya dhīmataḥonly in their thoughts did they wish well to that wise one.
वैशंपायनvaiśaṃpāyanaoriginal form "vaiśaṃpāyana", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तदोचुस्tadocusoriginal form "tadocus", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Traducción
And they said nothing then to Yudhishthira, out of shame, these good men; only in their thoughts did they wish well to that wise one.
Versión
7b2164825860 · publicado 16 jul 2026, 16:12:36 UTC
Disponible enRUENPasa de verso en verso con
The silence of the good here differs from before: then they were silent from fear of wrongdoing, now they are mute from shame before the wronged man whom they did not defend. This silence is the verdict of their own conscience, a mute admission of guilt. And yet their hidden well-wishing does not atone for the word left unspoken in the hour of need: a good thought that never became deed and intercession remains powerless. The verse teaches that shame over undone good is the beginning of conscience, but not yet its fulfillment; that good intentions which dared not raise their voice in the hour of injustice stand in judgment over the good themselves; and that silent sympathy, arriving too late to defend, is a bitter monument to a duty left unmet.