महाभारत · 1.172.14
॥
देवनागरी
रक्षसां च समुच्छेद एष तात तपस्विनाम् ॥
निमित्तभूतस् त्वं चात्र क्रतौ वासिष्ठनन्दन ॥
स सत्रं मुञ्च भद्रं ते समाप्तम् इदम् अस्तु ते ॥
लिप्यंतरण (IAST)
rakṣasāṃ ca samuccheda eṣa tāta tapasvinām ||
nimittabhūtas tvaṃ cātra kratau vāsiṣṭhanandana ||
sa satraṃ muñca bhadraṃ te samāptam idam astu te ||
शब्दशः अर्थ
संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
रक्षसां च समुच्छेदः एषः तात तपस्विनाम्rakṣasāṃ ca samucchedaḥ eṣaḥ tāta tapasvinām"And this destruction of the ascetic rakshasas, dear child --
निमित्तभूतः त्वं च अत्र क्रतौ वासिष्ठनन्दनnimittabhūtaḥ tvaṃ ca atra kratau vāsiṣṭhanandanayou are but the instrument [nimitta] in this rite, O joy of Vasishtha's line;
स सत्रं मुञ्च भद्रं ते समाप्तम् इदम् अस्तु तेsa satraṃ muñca bhadraṃ te samāptam idam astu teso release [= abandon] the sattra, blessings upon you; let it be completed for you";
समुच्छेदsamucchedaoriginal form "samuccheda", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
एषeṣaoriginal form "eṣa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
निमित्तभूतस्nimittabhūtasoriginal form "nimittabhūtas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चात्रcātraoriginal form "cātra", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अनुवाद
"And this destruction of the ascetic rakshasas, dear child -- you are but the instrument in this rite, O joy of Vasishtha's line. So release the sattra, blessings upon you; let it be completed for you."
संस्करण
30a85c342d04 · प्रकाशित 12 जुल॰ 2026, 5:37:22 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Here Parashara is shown that he is but the instrument of a greater design. It is significant that the word "nimitta" -- instrument, occasion -- is used: what is happening is not his doing alone, it is woven into a higher providence. Here is a humbling truth: a man who imagines himself the doer is often but a tool in providence's hands; and understanding this, he lets go the pride of anger. Significant too is the gentle "release it, let it be completed": he is given an honorable way to stop, without humiliation. Thus the scripture reveals how awareness of one's smallness before a higher design quenches fury; and Parashara is shown a worthy way out.