महाभारत · 1.173.10–11
॥
देवनागरी
दृष्ट्वा गृहीतं भर्तारम् अथ ब्राह्मण्य् अभाषत ॥
शृणु राजन् वचो मह्यं यत् त्वां वक्ष्यामि सुव्रत ॥
आदित्यवंशप्रभवस् त्वं हि लोकपरिश्रुतः ॥
अप्रमत्तः स्थितो धर्मे गुरुशुश्रूषणे रतः ॥
लिप्यंतरण (IAST)
dṛṣṭvā gṛhītaṃ bhartāram atha brāhmaṇy abhāṣata ||
śṛṇu rājan vaco mahyaṃ yat tvāṃ vakṣyāmi suvrata ||
ādityavaṃśaprabhavas tvaṃ hi lokapariśrutaḥ ||
apramattaḥ sthito dharme guruśuśrūṣaṇe rataḥ ||
शब्दशः अर्थ
संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
दृष्ट्वा गृहीतं भर्तारम् अथ ब्राह्मणी अभाषतdṛṣṭvā gṛhītaṃ bhartāram atha brāhmaṇī abhāṣataseeing her husband seized, the brahmin woman said:
शृणु राजन् वचः मह्यं यत् त्वां वक्ष्यामि सुव्रतśṛṇu rājan vacaḥ mahyaṃ yat tvāṃ vakṣyāmi suvrata'Hear, O king, my word, which I shall speak to you, O one of good vows;
आदित्यवंशप्रभवः त्वं हि लोकपरिश्रुतःādityavaṃśaprabhavaḥ tvaṃ hi lokapariśrutaḥyou were indeed born in the line of Aditya [the Sun], renowned in the world,
अप्रमत्तः स्थितः धर्मे गुरुशुश्रूषणे रतःapramattaḥ sthitaḥ dharme guruśuśrūṣaṇe rataḥvigilant, established in dharma, devoted to serving the guru;
ब्राह्मण्य्brāhmaṇyoriginal form "brāhmaṇy", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वचोvacooriginal form "vaco", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
आदित्यवंशप्रभवस्ādityavaṃśaprabhavasoriginal form "ādityavaṃśaprabhavas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
स्थितोsthitooriginal form "sthito", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अनुवाद
The brahmin woman said: 'Hear, O king, my word, which I shall speak to you, O one of good vows. You were indeed born in the line of the Sun, renowned in the world, vigilant, established in dharma, devoted to serving the guru.'
संस्करण
d497c56dfc9d · प्रकाशित 12 जुल॰ 2026, 5:37:22 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Here the victim appeals to the best in her executioner -- to his lineage and his dharma. It is telling that the brahmin woman does not curse him or beg for her own life, but reminds the king of his nobility: 'you stand in dharma, you are of the Sun's lineage' -- she awakens conscience by appealing to dignity. Here lies the wisdom of one in despair: to rouse in the one turned savage a memory of his true nature. Thus scripture shows a last attempt to call out to the man beneath the mask of the beast; and the brahmin woman's words are a plea addressed to whatever remains of dharma in him.