Mahābhārata · 7.143.41–42
॥
Devanāgarī
ततस् तु तावकाः सर्वे परिवार्य सुतं तव ॥
अभ्यवर्तन्त संग्रामे महत्या सेनया वृताः ॥
ततः प्रववृते युद्धं तव तेषां च भारत ॥
निशीथे दारुणे काले यमराष्ट्रविवर्धनम् ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
tatas tu tāvakāḥ sarve parivārya sutaṃ tava ||
abhyavartanta saṃgrāme mahatyā senayā vṛtāḥ ||
tataḥ pravavṛte yuddhaṃ tava teṣāṃ ca bhārata ||
niśīthe dāruṇe kāle yamarāṣṭravivardhanam ||
Palabra por palabra
SánscritoIASTSignificado
ततः तु तावकाः सर्वेtataḥ tu tāvakāḥ sarvethen, all your own; then all your own [warriors]
परिवार्य सुतम् तवparivārya sutam tavasurrounding your son; surrounding your son
अभ्यवर्तन्त संग्रामेabhyavartanta saṃgrāmeadvanced into battle; advanced into battle
महत्या सेनया वृताःmahatyā senayā vṛtāḥsurrounded by a great army; accompanied by a great army
ततः प्रववृते युद्धम्tataḥ pravavṛte yuddhamthen the battle broke out; then the battle broke out
तव तेषाम् च भारतtava teṣām ca bhārataof yours and of theirs, Bharata; of yours and of theirs, O Bharata
निशीथे दारुणे कालेniśīthe dāruṇe kāleat midnight, in the dreadful hour; at midnight, in the dreadful hour
यमराष्ट्रविवर्धनम्yamarāṣṭravivardhanamswelling the kingdom of Yama; swelling the kingdom of Yama
Traducción
Then all your warriors, surrounding your son, advanced into the battle, accompanied by a great army. Then the battle between your men and theirs broke out, O Bharata, at midnight, in that dreadful hour, swelling the kingdom of Yama.
Versión
1649fcbfa801 · publicado 19 jul 2026, 16:49:34 UTC
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The chapter closes with the image of a midnight slaughter that "swells the kingdom of Yama": every fresh blow only adds to the count of the dead. It is telling that the battle is named by its fruit -- the growth of death's domain. The verse teaches a sober view of what war yields: not glory, not victory, but a swelling abode of the departed; and under cover of night, when every distinction is blotted out, battle stands revealed for what it is -- unceasing labor spent filling the kingdom of Yama.