Mahābhārata 7.170.21–23

Nārāyaṇāstra-parva (nārāyaṇāstra-praśamanam) (The Pacification of the Nārāyaṇa Weapon)7.170.21–23

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Mahābhārata · 7.170.21–23

॥

Devanāgarī

यथा यथा ह्य् अयुध्यन्त पाण्डवानां महारथाः ॥
तथा तथा तद् अस्त्रं वै व्यवर्धत जनाधिप ॥
वध्यमानास् तथास्त्रेण तेन नारायणेन वै ॥
दह्यमानानलेनेव सर्वतो ऽभ्यर्दिता रणे ॥
यथा हि शिशिरापाये दहेत् कक्षं हुताशनः ॥
तथा तद् अस्त्रं पाण्डूनां ददाह ध्वजिनीं प्रभो ॥

Transliteración (IAST)

yathā yathā hy ayudhyanta pāṇḍavānāṃ mahārathāḥ ||
tathā tathā tad astraṃ vai vyavardhata janādhipa ||
vadhyamānās tathāstreṇa tena nārāyaṇena vai ||
dahyamānānaleneva sarvato 'bhyarditā raṇe ||
yathā hi śiśirāpāye dahet kakṣaṃ hutāśanaḥ ||
tathā tad astraṃ pāṇḍūnāṃ dadāha dhvajinīṃ prabho ||

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यथा यथा हि अयुध्यन्तyathā yathā hi ayudhyantathe more they fought; the more they battled

पाण्डवानाम् महारथाःpāṇḍavānām mahārathāḥthe great chariot-warriors of the Pandavas; the great warriors of the Pandavas

तथा तथा तत् अस्त्रम् वैtathā tathā tat astram vaithe more that weapon; the more that weapon

व्यवर्धत जनाधिपvyavardhata janādhipagrew, O lord of peoples; increased, O lord of peoples

वध्यमानाः तथा अस्त्रेणvadhyamānāḥ tathā astreṇastruck down thus by the weapon; smitten thus by the weapon

तेन नारायणेन वैtena nārāyaṇena vaiby that, the Narayana; by that, the Narayana

दह्यमाना अनलेन इवdahyamānā analena ivaas though burned by fire; as though scorched by fire

सर्वतः अभ्यर्दिताः रणेsarvataḥ abhyarditāḥ raṇepressed from every side in battle; driven from every side in combat

यथा हि शिशिरापायेyathā hi śiśirāpāyeas at winter's end; as at winter's end

दहेत् कक्षम् हुताशनःdahet kakṣam hutāśanaḥfire would burn dry grass; fire would burn dry grass

तथा तत् अस्त्रम् पाण्डूनाम्tathā tat astram pāṇḍūnāmso that weapon, the Pandu's; so that weapon, the Pandu's

ददाह ध्वजिनीम् प्रभोdadāha dhvajinīm prabhoburned the army, O lord; scorched the host, O lord

Traducción

The more the great chariot-warriors of the Pandavas fought, the more that weapon grew, O lord of peoples. Struck down thus by that weapon, the Narayana, as though burned by fire, they were pressed on every side in battle. As at winter's end fire would burn dry grass, so that weapon burned the army of the Pandus, O lord.

Comentario

The monstrous property of the astra: the fiercer the resistance, the harder it strikes — its power feeds on the very struggle against it. It is telling that the warrior's ordinary weapon, persistence, here becomes his ruin. The verse teaches that there are troubles which stubborn resistance only strengthens; and wisdom sometimes lies not in fighting but in yielding — for a power that grows from resistance is overcome only by giving it up.

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