महाभारत · 1.172.10–11
॥
देवनागरी
पुलस्त्यस् तु वधात् तेषां रक्षसां भरतर्षभ ॥
उवाचेदं वचः पार्थ पराशरम् अरिंदमम् ॥
कच्चित् तातापविघ्नं ते कच्चिन् नन्दसि पुत्रक ॥
अजानताम् अदोषाणां सर्वेषां रक्षसां वधात् ॥
लिप्यंतरण (IAST)
pulastyas tu vadhāt teṣāṃ rakṣasāṃ bharatarṣabha ||
uvācedaṃ vacaḥ pārtha parāśaram ariṃdamam ||
kaccit tātāpavighnaṃ te kaccin nandasi putraka ||
ajānatām adoṣāṇāṃ sarveṣāṃ rakṣasāṃ vadhāt ||
शब्दशः अर्थ
संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
पुलस्त्यः तु वधात् तेषां रक्षसां भरतर्षभpulastyaḥ tu vadhāt teṣāṃ rakṣasāṃ bharatarṣabhaPulastya, however, [to deliver them] from the killing of those rakshasas, O bull of Bharata's line,
उवाच इदं वचः पार्थ पराशरम् अरिंदमम्uvāca idaṃ vacaḥ pārtha parāśaram ariṃdamamspoke this word, O Partha, to Parashara, tamer of foes:
कच्चित् तात अपविघ्नं ते कच्चित् नन्दसि पुत्रकkaccit tāta apavighnaṃ te kaccit nandasi putraka"Is all well, dear child, with your [rite]? Do you rejoice, my son --
अजानताम् अदोषाणां सर्वेषां रक्षसां वधात्ajānatām adoṣāṇāṃ sarveṣāṃ rakṣasāṃ vadhātfrom the killing of all the ignorant, blameless rakshasas?"
पुलस्त्यस्pulastyasoriginal form "pulastyas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
उवाचेदंuvācedaṃoriginal form "uvācedaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तातापविघ्नंtātāpavighnaṃoriginal form "tātāpavighnaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कच्चिन्kaccinoriginal form "kaccin", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अनुवाद
Pulastya, wishing to deliver those rakshasas from slaughter, O bull of Bharata's line, spoke this word to Parashara, tamer of foes: "Is all well, dear child, with your rite? Do you rejoice, my son, at the killing of all the ignorant, blameless rakshasas?"
संस्करण
bb5eab39bf77 · प्रकाशित 12 जुल॰ 2026, 5:37:22 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Here reproach is clothed in a gentle question. It is significant that Pulastya does not shout or threaten but quietly asks: "Do you rejoice in destroying the innocent?" -- a mild question awakens conscience more surely than a rebuke. Significant too is the phrase "ignorant, blameless": the rakshasas who perish had no part in Shakti's death; the punishment has fallen on the innocent. In this lies an exposure of the injustice of collective vengeance: one cannot execute an entire lineage for the guilt of one. Thus the scripture reveals the art of gentle admonition; and Pulastya's question points Parashara to the wrong of his vengeance.