महाभारत · 2.16.16–17
॥
देवनागरी
स काशिराजस्य सुते यमजे भरतर्षभ ॥
उपयेमे महावीर्यो रूपद्रविणसंमते ॥
तयोश् चकार समयं मिथः स पुरुषर्षभः ॥
नातिवर्तिष्य इत्य् एवं पत्नीभ्यां संनिधौ तदा ॥
लिप्यंतरण (IAST)
sa kāśirājasya sute yamaje bharatarṣabha ||
upayeme mahāvīryo rūpadraviṇasaṃmate ||
tayoś cakāra samayaṃ mithaḥ sa puruṣarṣabhaḥ ||
nātivartiṣya ity evaṃ patnībhyāṃ saṃnidhau tadā ||
शब्दशः अर्थ
संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
सः काशि-राजस्य सुतेsaḥ kāśi-rājasya sutehe, the [two] daughters of the king of Kashi,
यमजे भरत-ऋषभyamaje bharata-ṛṣabhatwins, O bull of the Bharatas,
उपयेमे महा-वीर्यःupayeme mahā-vīryaḥtook as wives, the man of great valor,
रूप-द्रविण-संमतेrūpa-draviṇa-saṃmatehonored for beauty and wealth;
तयोः चकार समयम् मिथःtayoḥ cakāra samayam mithaḥwith those two he made a mutual pact,
सः पुरुष-ऋषभःsaḥ puruṣa-ṛṣabhaḥthat bull among men:
न अतिवर्तिष्ये इति एवम्na ativartiṣye iti evam‘I shall not transgress [not favor one over the other]’ — thus
पत्नीभ्याम् संनिधौ तदाpatnībhyām saṃnidhau tadābefore [both] wives then;
सsaoriginal form “sa”, added to complete the word-by-word coverage
काशिराजस्यkāśirājasyaoriginal form “kāśirājasya”, added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भरतर्षभbharatarṣabhaoriginal form “bharatarṣabha”, added to complete the word-by-word coverage
महावीर्योmahāvīryooriginal form “mahāvīryo”, added to complete the word-by-word coverage
रूपद्रविणसंमतेrūpadraviṇasaṃmateoriginal form “rūpadraviṇasaṃmate”, added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तयोश्tayośoriginal form “tayoś”, added to complete the word-by-word coverage
समयंsamayaṃoriginal form “samayaṃ”, added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सsaoriginal form “sa”, added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पुरुषर्षभःpuruṣarṣabhaḥoriginal form “puruṣarṣabhaḥ”, added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नातिवर्तिष्यnātivartiṣyaoriginal form “nātivartiṣya”, added to complete the word-by-word coverage
इत्य्ityoriginal form “ity”, added to complete the word-by-word coverage
एवंevaṃoriginal form “evaṃ”, added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पत्नीभ्यांpatnībhyāṃoriginal form “patnībhyāṃ”, added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अनुवाद
‘He, the man of great valor, took as wives the twin daughters of the king of Kashi, honored for beauty and wealth, O bull of the Bharatas; and that bull among men made with the two of them a mutual pact before both wives: “I shall not favor one over the other.”’
संस्करण
354c7f94fe82 · प्रकाशित 16 जुल॰ 2026, 3:13:23 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Here the king sets equal love between his two wives as a vow. It is telling that he keeps fairness even within the family: impartiality is a virtue not only on the throne but also in the household. Thus the scripture shows even-handedness in every relation; and next comes his childlessness.