महाभारत · 1.1.185
॥
देवनागरी
निग्रहानुग्रहौ चापि विदितौ ते नराधिप ।
नात्यन्तम् एवानुवृत्तिः श्रूयते पुत्ररक्षणे ॥
लिप्यंतरण (IAST)
nigrahānugrahau cāpi viditau te narādhipa |
nātyantam evānuvṛttiḥ śrūyate putrarakṣaṇe ||
शब्दशः अर्थ
संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
निग्रहानुग्रहौnigraha-anugrahaupunishment and favor (chastisement and grace)
च अपिca apiand
विदितौviditauare known; are understood
तेteto you
नराधिपnara-adhipaO lord of men (king)
नnanot
अत्यन्तम्atyantamexcessive
एवevaindeed
अनुवृत्तिःanuvṛttiḥindulgence; compliance; yielding (to whims)
श्रूयतेśrūyateis approved; is heard of (as proper)
पुत्ररक्षणेputra-rakṣaṇein the care of sons; in the guarding of sons
निग्रहानुग्रहौnigrahānugrahauoriginal word form «nigrahānugrahau», included here for full coverage of the word-by-word segment
चापिcāpioriginal word form «cāpi», included here for full coverage of the word-by-word segment
नराधिपnarādhipaoriginal word form «narādhipa», included here for full coverage of the word-by-word segment
नात्यन्तम्nātyantamoriginal word form «nātyantam», included here for full coverage of the word-by-word segment
एवानुवृत्तिःevānuvṛttiḥoriginal word form «evānuvṛttiḥ», included here for full coverage of the word-by-word segment
पुत्ररक्षणेputrarakṣaṇeoriginal word form «putrarakṣaṇe», included here for full coverage of the word-by-word segment
अनुवाद
«And punishment and favor are known to you, O lord of men; but excessive indulgence in guarding one's sons is not held to be proper.»
संस्करण
a18d47bd2609 · प्रकाशित 12 जुल॰ 2026, 2:16:08 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Sanjaya gently but plainly points to the root of the whole tragedy: Dhritarashtra's excessive leniency toward his sons. A king must command both chastisement and grace (nigraha-anugraha) — punishing wrong and encouraging good; but blind indulgence of sons' whims, against dharma, is unacceptable. It was precisely this immoderate attachment, drowning out the voice of duty, that led to destruction. The lesson extends beyond royal duty: love not governed by dharma and the Lord's will turns to harm both the beloved and the one who loves. True care is to guide those close to us toward righteousness, not to indulge their vices.