Mahābhārata · 7.42.10–11
॥
Devanāgarī
अथास्य शितपीतेन भल्लेनादिश्य कार्मुकम् ॥
चिच्छेद प्रहसन् राजा धर्मपुत्रः प्रतापवान् ॥
अक्ष्णोर् निमेषमात्रेण सो ऽन्यद् आदाय कार्मुकम् ॥
विव्याध दशभिः पार्थ तांश् चैवान्यांस् त्रिभिस् त्रिभिः ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
athāsya śitapītena bhallenādiśya kārmukam ||
ciccheda prahasan rājā dharmaputraḥ pratāpavān ||
akṣṇor nimeṣamātreṇa so 'nyad ādāya kārmukam ||
vivyādha daśabhiḥ pārtha tāṃś caivānyāṃs tribhis tribhiḥ ||
Palabra por palabra
SánscritoIASTSignificado
अथathathen; then
अस्यasyahis [Jayadratha's]; his
शितपीतेनśitapītenawith a sharp gilded; with a sharp gilded
भल्लेनbhallenabroad-headed arrow [bhalla]; bhalla-arrow
आदिश्यādiśyaaiming [taking aim]; taking aim
कार्मुकम्kārmukamat [his] bow; at [his] bow
चिच्छेदcicchedacut [severed]; severed
प्रहसन्prahasanlaughing [with a smile]; with a smile
राजाrājāthe king; the king
धर्मपुत्रःdharmaputraḥthe son of Dharma [Yudhishthira]; the son of Dharma
प्रतापवान्pratāpavānvalorous [mighty]; valorous
अक्ष्णोःakṣṇoḥof the eyes; of the eyes
निमेषमात्रेणnimeṣamātreṇa[in] a single instant [the blink of an eye]; [in] the blink of an eye
सःsaḥhe [Jayadratha]; he
अन्यत्anyatanother [a different]; another
आदायādāyataking; taking
कार्मुकम्kārmukambow; bow
विव्याधvivyādhapierced [wounded]; wounded
दशभिःdaśabhiḥwith ten [arrows]; with ten
पार्थpārthaPartha [Yudhishthira]; Partha [Yudhishthira]
तान्tānthose; those
चcaand; —
एवevaindeed; —
अन्यान्anyānothers [the rest]; the rest
त्रिभिः त्रिभिःtribhiḥ tribhiḥwith three each; with three each
Traducción
Then, taking aim at his bow with a sharp gilded bhalla-arrow, the valorous king, the son of Dharma [Yudhishthira], severed it with a smile. But he [Jayadratha], in the blink of an eye, taking another bow, wounded Partha [Yudhishthira] with ten arrows, and the rest with three each.
Versión
06f8e1f4dc76 · publicado 19 jul 2026, 15:30:03 UTC
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Even when Yudhishthira severs his bow, Jayadratha, 'in the blink of an eye,' takes another and strikes on: Shiva's boon makes him tireless at the barrier. Thus the potency of a divine gift shows itself — it not only bestows strength but also guards against defeat, making good every loss. It is telling that even the King of Dharma is powerless to break this barrier. The verse teaches that a strength granted from above surpasses the ordinary measure of endurance, recovering from blows instantly; that while the gift's power lasts, the barrier cannot be overcome; and that Jayadratha, invulnerable at the gate, stands not by his own valor but by what was granted him — and so his undoing will come not from those he holds back, but from the one alone excepted from the gift, Arjuna.