महाभारत · 1.162.7–8
॥
देवनागरी
क्षुत्पिपासापरिश्रान्तं तर्कयाम् आस तं नृपम् ॥
पतितं पातनं संख्ये शात्रवाणां महीतले ॥
वारिणाथ सुशीतेन शिरस् तस्याभ्यषेचयत् ॥
अस्पृशन् मुकुटं राज्ञः पुण्डरीकसुगन्धिना ॥
लिप्यंतरण (IAST)
kṣutpipāsāpariśrāntaṃ tarkayām āsa taṃ nṛpam ||
patitaṃ pātanaṃ saṃkhye śātravāṇāṃ mahītale ||
vāriṇātha suśītena śiras tasyābhyaṣecayat ||
aspṛśan mukuṭaṃ rājñaḥ puṇḍarīkasugandhinā ||
शब्दशः अर्थ
संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
क्षुत्पिपासापरिश्रान्तं तर्कयाम् आस तं नृपम्kṣutpipāsāpariśrāntaṃ tarkayām āsa taṃ nṛpamhe took that king to be exhausted by hunger and thirst,
पतितं पातनं संख्ये शात्रवाणां महीतलेpatitaṃ pātanaṃ saṃkhye śātravāṇāṃ mahītalefallen, though he was the vanquisher of foes in battle on earth;
वारिणा अथ सुशीतेन शिरः तस्य अभ्यषेचयत्vāriṇā atha suśītena śiraḥ tasya abhyaṣecayatthen with very cool water he sprinkled his head,
अस्पृशन् मुकुटं राज्ञः पुण्डरीकसुगन्धिनाaspṛśan mukuṭaṃ rājñaḥ puṇḍarīkasugandhināwater fragrant with lotus, without touching the king's crown;
वारिणाथvāriṇāthaoriginal form "vāriṇātha", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
शिरस्śirasoriginal form "śiras", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तस्याभ्यषेचयत्tasyābhyaṣecayatoriginal form "tasyābhyaṣecayat", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अनुवाद
"He took that king to be exhausted by hunger and thirst, fallen, though he was the vanquisher of foes in battle; and he sprinkled his head with very cool water, fragrant with lotus, without touching the royal crown."
संस्करण
266dc62b0fb3 · प्रकाशित 12 जुल॰ 2026, 5:29:43 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Here care is joined with reverence — even in helping, honor is preserved. It is telling that the minister, sprinkling the king, "does not touch the crown": even in saving his lord, the faithful one preserves the marks of his rank. Here is seen the subtlety of devoted service: it attends to well-being without demeaning dignity. Telling too is the delicacy — cool, fragrant water: service is rendered with love and care. Thus the text shows that true service is careful and respectful; and the minister tends the king without forgetting his kingliness.