Mahābhārata · 7.70.48–49
॥
Devanāgarī
सैन्धवः पृष्ठतस् त्व् आसीत् सर्वसैन्यस्य भारत ॥
रक्षितः परमेष्वासैः कृपप्रभृतिभी रथैः ॥
तस्यास्तां चक्ररक्षौ द्वौ सैन्धवस्य बृहत्तमौ ॥
द्रौणिर् दक्षिणतो राजन् सूतपुत्रश् च वामतः ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
saindhavaḥ pṛṣṭhatas tv āsīt sarvasainyasya bhārata ||
rakṣitaḥ parameṣvāsaiḥ kṛpaprabhṛtibhī rathaiḥ ||
tasyāstāṃ cakrarakṣau dvau saindhavasya bṛhattamau ||
drauṇir dakṣiṇato rājan sūtaputraś ca vāmataḥ ||
Palabra por palabra
SánscritoIASTSignificado
सैन्धवः पृष्ठतः तु आसीत्saindhavaḥ pṛṣṭhataḥ tu āsītthe Sindhu king was at the rear; the Sindhu king was at the rear
सर्वसैन्यस्य भारतsarvasainyasya bhārataof the entire army, O Bharata; of the whole army, O Bharata
रक्षितः परमेष्वासैःrakṣitaḥ parameṣvāsaiḥguarded by the finest archers; guarded by superb archers
कृपप्रभृतिभिः रथैःkṛpaprabhṛtibhiḥ rathaiḥcharioteers headed by Kripa; charioteers headed by Kripa
तस्य आस्ताम् चक्ररक्षौ द्वौtasya āstām cakrarakṣau dvauhe had two guardians of the wheel; he had two guardians of the wheel
सैन्धवस्य बृहत्तमौsaindhavasya bṛhattamauof the Sindhu king, the greatest; of the Sindhu king, the mightiest
द्रौणिः दक्षिणतः राजन्drauṇiḥ dakṣiṇataḥ rājanDrauni on the right, O king; Drauni on the right, O king
सूतपुत्रः च वामतःsūtaputraḥ ca vāmataḥand the son of the suta (Karna) on the left; and the son of the suta (Karna) on the left
Traducción
The Sindhu king (Jayadratha) was stationed at the rear of the whole army, O Bharata, guarded by superb archers, charioteers headed by Kripa. He had two guardians of the wheel, the mightiest of all — Drauni (Ashvatthaman) on the right, O king, and the son of the suta (Karna) on the left.
Versión
24100d0a271c · publicado 19 jul 2026, 15:45:02 UTC
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The heart of the defense is described: Jayadratha stands "prishtatah sarvasainyasya", behind the entire army, guarded by the mightiest — Ashvatthaman, Karna, Kripa. The guilty one is sheltered deepest of all. It is telling that the strongest are set to guard him — the very men Arjuna must break through. The verse teaches that untruth surrounds itself with ever more barriers: the heavier the guilt, the denser the shelter; yet even the mightiest guard is only a reprieve, for the avenger, blessed by the Lord, is already advancing toward the one hidden deepest within the array.