Mahābhārata · 4.1.1
॥
Devanāgarī
जनमेजय उवाच
कथं विराटनगरे मम पूर्वपितामहाः ॥
अज्ञातवासम् उषिता दुर्योधनभयार्दिताः ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
janamejaya uvāca
kathaṃ virāṭanagare mama pūrvapitāmahāḥ ||
ajñātavāsam uṣitā duryodhanabhayārditāḥ ||
Palabra por palabra
SánscritoIASTSignificado
जनमेजयjanamejayaJanamejaya
उवाचuvācasaid
कथंkathaṃhow?
विराटनगरेvirāṭanagareVirata
ममmamamy, I have
पूर्वपितामहाःpūrvapitāmahāḥgreat, father
अज्ञातवासम्ajñātavāsamunrecognized, to know
उषिताuṣitāform of uṣitā
दुर्योधनभयार्दिताःduryodhanabhayārditāḥDuryodhana, wealth
Traducción
Janamejaya asked: "How did my forefathers, tormented by fear of Duryodhana, live unrecognized in the city of Virata?"
Versión
cc6adf19ddfb · publicado 16 jul 2026, 17:58:59 UTC
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The question immediately shifts the narrative from forest austerity to the trial of concealment. Now dharma must be preserved not through open feats, but through the skill of remaining unnoticed.