महाभारत · 1.220.31
॥
देवनागरी
तम् अब्रवीन् मन्दपालः प्राञ्जलिर् हव्यवाहनम् ॥
प्रदहन् खाण्डवं दावं मम पुत्रान् विसर्जय ॥
लिप्यंतरण (IAST)
tam abravīn mandapālaḥ prāñjalir havyavāhanam ||
pradahan khāṇḍavaṃ dāvaṃ mama putrān visarjaya ||
शब्दशः अर्थ
संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
तम् अब्रवीत् मन्दपालः प्राञ्जलिः हव्यवाहनम्tam abravīt mandapālaḥ prāñjaliḥ havyavāhanamMandapala said to him, with joined palms, to the bearer of oblations:
प्रदहन् खाण्डवं दावं मम पुत्रान् विसर्जयpradahan khāṇḍavaṃ dāvaṃ mama putrān visarjaya'As you burn the Khandava forest, spare my sons';
अब्रवीन्abravīnoriginal form "abravīn", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्राञ्जलिर्prāñjaliroriginal form "prāñjalir", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अनुवाद
Mandapala said, with joined palms, to the bearer of oblations: 'As you burn the Khandava forest, spare my sons.'
संस्करण
66370ca8b78b · प्रकाशित 12 जुल॰ 2026, 6:11:49 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Here a father's love asks only for the salvation of his children. It is significant that Mandapala, free to choose any gift, asks only for mercy toward his sons: for a parent, no blessing is dearer than the life of his offspring. Here we see that true love is not concerned for itself, but for those it loves. Thus the scripture reveals a father's plea; and Agni promises to grant it.