Mahābhārata · 7.57.72–73
॥
Devanāgarī
ततस् तौ रुद्रमाहात्म्याद् धित्वा रूपं महोरगौ ॥
धनुर् बाणश् च शत्रुघ्नं तद् द्वंद्वं समपद्यत ॥
ततो जगृहतुः प्रीतौ धनुर् बाणं च सुप्रभम् ॥
आजह्रतुर् महात्मानौ ददतुश् च महात्मने ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
tatas tau rudramāhātmyād dhitvā rūpaṃ mahoragau ||
dhanur bāṇaś ca śatrughnaṃ tad dvaṃdvaṃ samapadyata ||
tato jagṛhatuḥ prītau dhanur bāṇaṃ ca suprabham ||
ājahratur mahātmānau dadatuś ca mahātmane ||
Palabra por palabra
SánscritoIASTSignificado
ततः तौ रुद्रमाहात्म्यात्tataḥ tau rudramāhātmyātthen those two, by the majesty of Rudra; then those two, by Rudra's majesty
हित्वा रूपम् महोरगौhitvā rūpam mahoragauhaving given up [their] form, the two great serpents; having given up their form, the two great serpents
धनुः बाणः च शत्रुघ्नम्dhanuḥ bāṇaḥ ca śatrughnaminto a bow and an arrow, foe-slaying; into a bow and a foe-slaying arrow
तत् द्वंद्वम् समपद्यतtat dvaṃdvam samapadyatathat pair transformed; that couple was transformed
ततः जगृहतुः प्रीतौtataḥ jagṛhatuḥ prītauthen took [them] the joyful; then took them, joyful
धनुः बाणम् च सुप्रभम्dhanuḥ bāṇam ca suprabhamthe bow and the brightly-shining arrow; the bow and the bright arrow
आजह्रतुः महात्मानौājahratuḥ mahātmānaubrought [them] the great-souled ones; the great-souled ones brought them
ददतुः च महात्मनेdadatuḥ ca mahātmaneand gave [them] to the great-souled one; and gave them to the great-souled one
Traducción
Then those two great serpents, by the majesty of Rudra giving up [their] form, turned into that pair -- into a bow and a foe-slaying arrow. And then the joyful [heroes] took the brightly-shining bow and arrow, brought them, great-souled as they were, and gave [them] to the great-souled one.
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The fearsome serpents, "rudramāhātmyāt hitvā rūpam", "by Rudra's majesty giving up their form", turn into a bow and an arrow: what had terrified becomes, by God's grace, a gift. It is telling that threat and gift are one, transformed by grace. The devotees, having passed the test of prayer, obtain what they sought. The verse teaches that by the Lord's grace even the most fearsome thing is transformed into good: the guardian becomes the gift, the trial becomes the reward; and what seemed an obstacle turns out to be the very thing sought, once the soul has passed it not by force but by devotion.