महाभारत · 2.14.3–4
॥
देवनागरी
कथं परानुभावज्ञः स्वं प्रशंसितुम् अर्हति ॥
परेण समवेतस् तु यः प्रशस्तः स पूज्यते ॥
विशाला बहुला भूमिर् बहुरत्नसमाचिता ॥
दूरं गत्वा विजानाति श्रेयो वृष्णिकुलोद्वह ॥
लिप्यंतरण (IAST)
kathaṃ parānubhāvajñaḥ svaṃ praśaṃsitum arhati ||
pareṇa samavetas tu yaḥ praśastaḥ sa pūjyate ||
viśālā bahulā bhūmir bahuratnasamācitā ||
dūraṃ gatvā vijānāti śreyo vṛṣṇikulodvaha ||
शब्दशः अर्थ
संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
कथम् पर-अनुभाव-ज्ञःkatham para-anubhāva-jñaḥhow can one who knows the greatness of others
स्वम् प्रशंसितुम् अर्हतिsvam praśaṃsitum arhatipraise himself?
परेण समवेतः तुpareṇa samavetaḥ tubut he who, being set alongside another [in comparison],
यः प्रशस्तः सः पूज्यतेyaḥ praśastaḥ saḥ pūjyateis praised, he [too] is honored;
विशाला बहुला भूमिःviśālā bahulā bhūmiḥvast and abundant is the earth,
बहु-रत्न-समाचिताbahu-ratna-samācitāstrewn with many treasures;
दूरम् गत्वा विजानातिdūram gatvā vijānātigoing far, [a man] comes to know
श्रेयः वृष्णि-कुल-उद्वहśreyaḥ vṛṣṇi-kula-udvahathe best, o support of the Vrishni race;
कथंkathaṃoriginal form «kathaṃ», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
परानुभावज्ञःparānubhāvajñaḥoriginal form «parānubhāvajñaḥ», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
स्वंsvaṃoriginal form «svaṃ», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
समवेतस्samavetasoriginal form «samavetas», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सsaoriginal form «sa», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भूमिर्bhūmiroriginal form «bhūmir», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
बहुरत्नसमाचिताbahuratnasamācitāoriginal form «bahuratnasamācitā», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दूरंdūraṃoriginal form «dūraṃ», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
श्रेयोśreyooriginal form «śreyo», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वृष्णिकुलोद्वहvṛṣṇikulodvahaoriginal form «vṛṣṇikulodvaha», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अनुवाद
"How can one who knows the greatness of others praise himself? He who, being set alongside another, is [thereby] praised, is [truly] honored. Vast and abundant is the earth, strewn with many treasures; going far, a man comes to know what is best, o support of the Vrishni race."
संस्करण
38174a53efa5 · प्रकाशित 16 जुल॰ 2026, 3:13:23 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Here the king rejects self-praise: worth is recognized by others, not proclaimed by oneself. It is significant that Yudhishthira remembers the vastness of the world and its many worthy men: humility is born of remembering that one is not the only one. Thus the scripture reveals modesty as the fruit of a wide view; and further the king inclines toward peace.