Mahābhārata · 7.4.8–9
॥
Devanāgarī
यथा दुर्योधनस् तात सज्ञातिकुलबान्धवः ॥
तथा त्वम् अपि सर्वेषां कौरवाणां गतिर् भव ॥
शिवेनाभिवदामि त्वां गच्छ युध्यस्व शत्रुभिः ॥
अनुशाधि कुरून् संख्ये धत्स्व दुर्योधने जयम् ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
yathā duryodhanas tāta sajñātikulabāndhavaḥ ||
tathā tvam api sarveṣāṃ kauravāṇāṃ gatir bhava ||
śivenābhivadāmi tvāṃ gaccha yudhyasva śatrubhiḥ ||
anuśādhi kurūn saṃkhye dhatsva duryodhane jayam ||
Palabra por palabra
SánscritoIASTSignificado
यथाyathāas; just as
दुर्योधनःduryodhanaḥDuryodhana
तातtātaO dear one; O beloved (address to Karna)
सज्ञातिकुलबान्धवःsajñātikulabāndhavaḥwith kinsfolk, clan and relatives; [Duryodhana] together with his kin and clan
तथाtathāso too; in the same way
त्वम्tvamyou; [and] you
अपिapialso; too
सर्वेषाम्sarveṣāmof all; [for] all
कौरवाणाम्kauravāṇāmof the Kauravas; [of the warriors] of the Kurus
गतिःgatiḥrefuge; support [and goal]
भवbhavabe; become
शिवेनśivenawith a benign [word]; with a blessing
अभिवदामिabhivadāmiI greet [bless]; I send you forth
त्वाम्tvāmyou; [precisely] you
गच्छgacchago; proceed
युध्यस्वyudhyasvafight; do battle
शत्रुभिःśatrubhiḥwith the enemies; with the foes
अनुशाधिanuśādhilead [rule]; guide
कुरून्kurūnthe Kurus; [the warriors] of the Kurus
संख्येsaṃkhyein battle; in combat
धत्स्वdhatsvasecure [grant]; ensure
दुर्योधनेduryodhanefor Duryodhana; to Duryodhana
जयम्jayamvictory; triumph
Traducción
[Bhishma:] As Duryodhana, dear one, together with his kinsfolk, clan and relatives [is a support to the Kauravas], so too be a refuge for all the Kauravas. With a benign word I bless you: go, fight the enemies; lead the Kurus in battle, secure victory for Duryodhana.
Versión
c766c01dc216 · publicado 19 jul 2026, 14:46:26 UTC
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Bhishma sets Karna on equal footing with Duryodhana as a pillar of the clan — and thereby lifts from him the stigma of 'son of a charioteer,' exalting him by worth, not by birth. The blessing 'go, fight' is given not out of enmity toward the Pandavas but out of love for duty: Bhishma, who himself knows on whose side the truth lies, nonetheless blesses a loyal man to carry out his kshatriya duty to the end. Here appears the complexity of the dharma of war: to bless a warrior for honorable battle is not the same as to approve the cause for which he fights. The verse teaches that a man's worth is measured by valor and loyalty, not by origin; and that a charge to fulfill one's duty bravely may be given even to one whose cause is doomed — for the warrior's honor lies in fidelity to duty itself.