महाभारत · 1.223.24
॥
देवनागरी
द्रोण उवाच
इमे मार्जारकाः शुक्र नित्यम् उद्वेजयन्ति नः ॥
एतान् कुरुष्व दंष्ट्रासु हव्यवाह सबान्धवान् ॥
लिप्यंतरण (IAST)
droṇa uvāca
ime mārjārakāḥ śukra nityam udvejayanti naḥ ||
etān kuruṣva daṃṣṭrāsu havyavāha sabāndhavān ||
शब्दशः अर्थ
संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
इमे मार्जारकाः शुक्र नित्यम् उद्वेजयन्ति नःime mārjārakāḥ śukra nityam udvejayanti naḥthese cats, O Shukra, constantly torment us;
एतान् कुरुष्व दंष्ट्रासु हव्यवाह सबान्धवान्etān kuruṣva daṃṣṭrāsu havyavāha sabāndhavāngive them, together with their kin, to [your] fangs, O bearer of oblations";
द्रोणdroṇaoriginal form "droṇa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अनुवाद
Drona said: "These cats, O Shukra, constantly torment us; give them, together with their kin, to your fangs, O bearer of oblations."
संस्करण
8fd41dc85052 · प्रकाशित 12 जुल॰ 2026, 6:20:36 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Here the fledglings ask deliverance from their tormentors. It is significant that, having been granted a boon, they ask not for riches but for protection from the predators that harassed them: for the persecuted, the first good is deliverance from the persecutor. Thus sounds the natural plea of the defenseless for safety. Thus scripture reveals the fledglings' petition -- and Agni will fulfill it.