Mahābhārata · 7.5.24–25
॥
Devanāgarī
स भवान् पातु नः सर्वान् विबुधान् इव वासवः ॥
भवन्नेत्राः पराञ् जेतुम् इच्छामो द्विजसत्तम ॥
रुद्राणाम् इव कापाली वसूनाम् इव पावकः ॥
कुबेर इव यक्षाणां मरुताम् इव वासवः ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
sa bhavān pātu naḥ sarvān vibudhān iva vāsavaḥ ||
bhavannetrāḥ parāñ jetum icchāmo dvijasattama ||
rudrāṇām iva kāpālī vasūnām iva pāvakaḥ ||
kubera iva yakṣāṇāṃ marutām iva vāsavaḥ ||
Palabra por palabra
SánscritoIASTSignificado
सःsaḥyou [as such]; that one
भवान्bhavānyou [venerable]; [you,] lord
पातुpātumay [he] protect [guard]; may [he] shelter
नःnaḥus; [precisely] us
सर्वान्sarvānall; [all] to a one
विबुधान्vibudhānthe gods [the wise]; the celestials
इवivalike; as
वासवःvāsavaḥVasava [Indra]; [Indra] Vasava
भवन्नेत्राःbhavannetrāḥled by you; [having] you as leader
परान्parānenemies; foes
जेतुम्jetumto conquer; to overcome
इच्छामःicchāmaḥ[we] wish; desire
द्विजसत्तमdvijasattamaO best of the twice-born; O most excellent brahmin
रुद्राणाम्rudrāṇāmamong the Rudras; [of] the Rudras
इवivalike; as
कापालीkāpālīKapalin [Shiva]; [Shiva] Kapalin
वसूनाम्vasūnāmamong the Vasus; [of] the Vasus
इवivalike; as
पावकःpāvakaḥfire [Agni]; [Agni] the purifier
कुबेरःkuberaḥKubera; [the lord of riches] Kubera
इवivalike; as
यक्षाणाम्yakṣāṇāmamong the Yakshas; [of] the Yakshas
मरुताम्marutāmamong the Maruts; [of] the Maruts
इवivalike; as
वासवःvāsavaḥVasava [Indra]; [Indra] Vasava
Traducción
[Duryodhana:] May you, lord, protect all of us, as Vasava [Indra protects] the gods. Led by you, we desire to overcome our enemies, O best of the twice-born — you who are among the Rudras like Kapalin [Shiva], among the Vasus like fire [Agni], among the Yakshas like Kubera, among the Maruts like Vasava [Indra].
Versión
58b132de4dd0 · publicado 19 jul 2026, 14:46:26 UTC
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Duryodhana exalts Drona through a chain of 'foremost among his own' — Shiva among the Rudras, Agni among the Vasus, Kubera among the Yakshas: he sets the teacher above all, for in him he sees the pledge of desired victory. But this lavish praise is again self-interested — 'led by you, we desire to overcome our enemies': behind every comparison stands not reverence but need. The verse teaches that exaltation driven by the thirst for gain readily finds lofty words, but their worth is small; and that true reverence for a teacher is measured not by the grandeur of comparisons but by readiness to follow his truth — from which Duryodhana is precisely estranged, for he honors in Drona strength, not dharma.