Mahābhārata · 7.68.19–20
॥
Devanāgarī
प्रत्याश्वस्तस् तु बीभत्सुः शनकैर् इव भारत ॥
प्रेतराजपुरं प्राप्य पुनः प्रत्यागतो यथा ॥
संछन्नं शरजालेन रथं दृष्ट्वा सकेशवम् ॥
शत्रू चाभिमुखौ दृष्ट्वा दीप्यमानाव् इवानलौ ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
pratyāśvastas tu bībhatsuḥ śanakair iva bhārata ||
pretarājapuraṃ prāpya punaḥ pratyāgato yathā ||
saṃchannaṃ śarajālena rathaṃ dṛṣṭvā sakeśavam ||
śatrū cābhimukhau dṛṣṭvā dīpyamānāv ivānalau ||
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SánscritoIASTSignificado
प्रत्याश्वस्तः तु बीभत्सुःpratyāśvastaḥ tu bībhatsuḥhaving come to himself, Bibhatsu; having come to, Bibhatsu
शनकैः इव भारतśanakaiḥ iva bhārataslowly, O Bharata; slowly, O Bharata
प्रेतराजपुरम् प्राप्यpretarājapuram prāpya[as] having reached the city of the king of the dead [Yama]; as though having reached Yama's city
पुनः प्रत्यागतः यथाpunaḥ pratyāgataḥ yathāand returned once more; and returned once more
संछन्नम् शरजालेनsaṃchannam śarajālenathe chariot covered by a net of arrows; the chariot covered by a net of arrows
रथम् दृष्ट्वा सकेशवम्ratham dṛṣṭvā sakeśavamhaving seen, with Keshava; having seen, with Keshava
शत्रू च अभिमुखौ दृष्ट्वाśatrū ca abhimukhau dṛṣṭvāand the two foes having seen before him; and the two foes seen before him
दीप्यमानौ इव अनलौdīpyamānau iva analaublazing, like two fires; blazing, like two fires
Traducción
Having come to himself, Bibhatsu, slowly, O Bharata -- as though he had reached the city of the king of the dead [Yama] and returned once more -- seeing the chariot covered by a net of arrows, with Keshava, and the foes standing before him, blazing like two fires...
Versión
845b42b49d86 · publicado 19 jul 2026, 15:45:02 UTC
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The return from unconsciousness is described as a resurrection: "pretarājapuraṃ prāpya punaḥ pratyāgataḥ," "having reached Yama's city and returned." Arjuna has, as it were, crossed the threshold of death and come back. Telling is it that the first thing he sees on waking is Keshava beside him and the foes before him. The verse teaches that even from the abyss of unconsciousness the righteous man returns to his duty: no sooner has he come to himself than he beholds the Lord at his side and the task before him; and for the faithful, return from darkness is a return not to rest but to the continuation of service.