Mahābhārata · 7.118.12–13
॥
Devanāgarī
कथं हि राजवंश्यस् त्वं कौरवेयो विशेषतः ॥
क्षत्रधर्माद् अपक्रान्तः सुवृत्तश् चरितव्रतः ॥
इदं तु यद् अतिक्षुद्रं वार्ष्णेयार्थे कृतं त्वया ॥
वासुदेवमतं नूनं नैतत् त्वय्य् उपपद्यते ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
kathaṃ hi rājavaṃśyas tvaṃ kauraveyo viśeṣataḥ ||
kṣatradharmād apakrāntaḥ suvṛttaś caritavrataḥ ||
idaṃ tu yad atikṣudraṃ vārṣṇeyārthe kṛtaṃ tvayā ||
vāsudevamataṃ nūnaṃ naitat tvayy upapadyate ||
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SánscritoIASTSignificado
कथम् हि राजवंश्यः त्वम्katham hi rājavaṃśyaḥ tvamhow indeed, of royal lineage, you; how then can you, of royal lineage
कौरवेयः विशेषतःkauraveyaḥ viśeṣataḥa Kauravya especially; and a Kauravya especially
क्षत्रधर्मात् अपक्रान्तःkṣatradharmāt apakrāntaḥfrom kshatriya dharma have departed; have departed from kshatriya dharma
सुवृत्तः चरितव्रतःsuvṛttaḥ caritavrataḥgood of conduct, faithful to vows; good of conduct, faithful to your vows
इदम् तु यत् अतिक्षुद्रम्idam tu yat atikṣudramthis, though, which is most base; yet this, so base a thing
वार्ष्णेयार्थे कृतम् त्वयाvārṣṇeyārthe kṛtam tvayāfor the sake of the Varshneya, done by you; done by you for the sake of the Varshneya [Satyaki]
वासुदेवमतम् नूनम्vāsudevamatam nūnamthe opinion of Vasudeva, surely; this, surely, is the counsel of Vasudeva
न एतत् त्वयि उपपद्यतेna etat tvayi upapadyatenot this in you is fitting; this does not befit you
Traducción
"How then, being of royal lineage, and especially a Kauravya, good of conduct, faithful to your vows, have you departed from kshatriya dharma? And this most base thing you have done for the sake of the Varshneya [Satyaki] -- surely this is the counsel of Vasudeva; it does not befit you."
Versión
cd321d283d37 · publicado 19 jul 2026, 16:25:13 UTC
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Bhurishravas cannot believe that baseness comes from Arjuna himself, and ascribes it to Krishna's counsel: a high opinion of a man seeks an outside cause for his fall. It is significant that the reproach is interwoven with praise -- "good of conduct, faithful to your vows": the one who reproaches still honors the one reproached. The verse teaches that even in rebuke, the noble does not strip the fallen of his dignity; yet a bitter hint remains here too -- even righteous counsel, if it leads to a breach of honor, leaves its stain on the one who carries it out.