Mahābhārata · 7.58.14–15
॥
Devanāgarī
द्वितीयां पुरुषव्याघ्रः कक्ष्यां निष्क्रम्य पार्थिवः ॥
तत्र वेदविदो विप्रान् अपश्यद् ब्राह्मणर्षभान् ॥
दान्तान् वेदव्रतस्नातान् स्नातान् अवभृथेषु च ॥
सहस्रानुचरान् सौरान् अष्टौ दशशतानि च ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
dvitīyāṃ puruṣavyāghraḥ kakṣyāṃ niṣkramya pārthivaḥ ||
tatra vedavido viprān apaśyad brāhmaṇarṣabhān ||
dāntān vedavratasnātān snātān avabhṛtheṣu ca ||
sahasrānucarān saurān aṣṭau daśaśatāni ca ||
Palabra por palabra
SánscritoIASTSignificado
द्वितीयाम् पुरुषव्याघ्रःdvitīyām puruṣavyāghraḥ[to] the second [enclosure] — the tiger among men; to the second enclosure — the man-tiger
कक्ष्याम् निष्क्रम्य पार्थिवःkakṣyām niṣkramya pārthivaḥhaving gone out of the enclosure, the king; out of the enclosure, the king
तत्र वेदविदः विप्रान्tatra vedavidaḥ viprānthere — brahmins knowing the Vedas; there — brahmins versed in the Vedas
अपश्यत् ब्राह्मणर्षभान्apaśyat brāhmaṇarṣabhānhe saw, bulls among brahmins; beheld, bulls among brahmins
दान्तान् वेदव्रतस्नातान्dāntān vedavratasnātānrestrained, bathed in the vows of the Vedas; restrained, having passed through the vows of the Vedas
स्नातान् अवभृथेषु चsnātān avabhṛtheṣu caand bathed in [concluding] ablutions; and in concluding ablutions
सहस्रानुचरान् सौरान्sahasrānucarān saurānwith thousands of followers, sun-worshippers; with a thousand followers, sun-worshippers
अष्टौ दशशतानि चaṣṭau daśaśatāni caeighteen hundred; eighteen hundred
Traducción
Going out to the second enclosure, the tiger among men, the king, saw there brahmins knowing the Vedas, bulls among brahmins: restrained, bathed in the vows of the Vedas and in the concluding ablutions, with thousands of sun-worshipping followers — eighteen hundred.
Versión
d226796ebca6 · publicado 19 jul 2026, 15:36:52 UTC
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Having completed the household rite, the king goes to the brahmins — "vedavidaḥ… dāntān vedavratasnātān", knowers of the Vedas, restrained, who have passed through the vows. It is telling that before the affairs of state Yudhishthira presents himself before the keepers of sacred knowledge: the ruler honors brahmins as a source of blessing. The verse teaches the right order of reverence: service to fire is followed by honor to the wise; and a righteous king begins his day by surrounding himself with those who keep the Veda and have mastered themselves, for he places the good of the realm in the blessing of the knowing.