Mahābhārata · 7.65.24–25
॥
Devanāgarī
न संदधन् न चाप्य् अस्यन् न विमुञ्चन् न चोद्धरन् ॥
मण्डलेनैव धनुषा नृत्यन् पार्थः स्म दृश्यते ॥
अतिविद्धाश् च नाराचैर् वमन्तो रुधिरं मुखैः ॥
मुहूर्तान् निपतन्त्य् अन्ये वारणा वसुधातले ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
na saṃdadhan na cāpy asyan na vimuñcan na coddharan ||
maṇḍalenaiva dhanuṣā nṛtyan pārthaḥ sma dṛśyate ||
atividdhāś ca nārācair vamanto rudhiraṃ mukhaiḥ ||
muhūrtān nipatanty anye vāraṇā vasudhātale ||
Palabra por palabra
SánscritoIASTSignificado
न संदधन् न च अस्यन्na saṃdadhan na ca asyanneither nocking, nor aiming; neither nocking [the arrow], nor aiming
न विमुञ्चन् न च उद्धरन्na vimuñcan na ca uddharanneither loosing, nor drawing out; neither loosing, nor drawing out
मण्डलेन एव धनुषाmaṇḍalena eva dhanuṣā[only] with the bow [moving] in a circle; only with the bow [going] in a circle
नृत्यन् पार्थः स्म दृश्यतेnṛtyan pārthaḥ sma dṛśyatePartha appeared dancing; Partha appeared dancing
अतिविद्धाः च नाराचैःatividdhāḥ ca nārācaiḥand deeply pierced with iron arrows; and deeply pierced with arrows
वमन्तः रुधिरम् मुखैःvamantaḥ rudhiram mukhaiḥvomiting blood from their mouths; spewing blood from their mouths
मुहूर्तात् निपतन्ति अन्येmuhūrtāt nipatanti anyeothers fall in an instant; others fall instantly
वारणाः वसुधातलेvāraṇāḥ vasudhātalethe elephants to the ground; the elephants to the ground
Traducción
Neither nocking, nor aiming, neither loosing, nor drawing out [an arrow] — only with the bow moving in a circle did Partha appear dancing. And, deeply pierced with iron arrows, vomiting blood from their mouths, other elephants fell to the ground in an instant.
Versión
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The highest degree of mastery is the invisibility of the action itself: «na saṃdadhan… na vimuñcan… maṇḍalena eva dhanuṣā nṛtyan», the motions of nocking, aiming, and release merge into a single circle, and only the dance of the bow is seen. Skill carried to its limit appears not as effort but as dance. It is telling that perfection looks like ease. The verse teaches that the summit of mastery lies in the disappearance of visible labor: where skill is perfect, action resembles a dance, without strain or discernible stages; and the fruit of long striving reveals itself as an effortless, almost playful lightness.