महाभारत · 2.18.15–16
॥
देवनागरी
अयं च बलिनां श्रेष्ठः श्रीमान् अपि वृकोदरः ॥
युवाभ्यां सहितो वीरः किं न कुर्यान् महायशाः ॥
सुप्रणीतो बलौघो हि कुरुते कार्यम् उत्तमम् ॥
अन्धं जडं बलं प्राहुः प्रणेतव्यं विचक्षणैः ॥
लिप्यंतरण (IAST)
ayaṃ ca balināṃ śreṣṭhaḥ śrīmān api vṛkodaraḥ ||
yuvābhyāṃ sahito vīraḥ kiṃ na kuryān mahāyaśāḥ ||
supraṇīto balaugho hi kurute kāryam uttamam ||
andhaṃ jaḍaṃ balaṃ prāhuḥ praṇetavyaṃ vicakṣaṇaiḥ ||
शब्दशः अर्थ
संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
अयम् च बलिनाम् श्रेष्ठःayam ca balinām śreṣṭhaḥand this best of the mighty,
श्रीमान् अपि वृकोदरःśrīmān api vṛkodaraḥglorious Vrikodara [Bhima],
युवाभ्याम् सहितः वीरःyuvābhyām sahitaḥ vīraḥthe hero joined with you two,
किम् न कुर्यात् महा-यशाःkim na kuryāt mahā-yaśāḥwhat will he not accomplish, most renowned one?
सु-प्रणीतः बल-ओघः हिsu-praṇītaḥ bala-oghaḥ hia well-led flood of strength [an army]
कुरुते कार्यम् उत्तमम्kurute kāryam uttamamaccomplishes the highest deed;
अन्धम् जडम् बलम् प्राहुःandham jaḍam balam prāhuḥblind and dull they call strength,
प्रणेतव्यम् विचक्षणैःpraṇetavyam vicakṣaṇaiḥit must be led by the discerning;
अयंayaṃoriginal form "ayaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
बलिनांbalināṃoriginal form "balināṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
युवाभ्यांyuvābhyāṃoriginal form "yuvābhyāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सहितोsahitooriginal form "sahito", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
किंkiṃoriginal form "kiṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कुर्यान्kuryānoriginal form "kuryān", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
महायशाःmahāyaśāḥoriginal form "mahāyaśāḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सुप्रणीतोsupraṇītooriginal form "supraṇīto", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
बलौघोbalaughooriginal form "balaugho", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अन्धंandhaṃoriginal form "andhaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
जडंjaḍaṃoriginal form "jaḍaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
बलंbalaṃoriginal form "balaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रणेतव्यंpraṇetavyaṃoriginal form "praṇetavyaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अनुवाद
"And this glorious Vrikodara [Bhima], best of the mighty -- what will the most renowned hero, [joined] with you two, not accomplish? A well-led flood of strength [an army] accomplishes the highest deed; strength itself, however, is called blind and dull -- it must be led by the discerning."
संस्करण
56a57956ec0d · प्रकाशित 16 जुल॰ 2026, 3:13:23 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Here strength without guidance is called "blind and dull." It is significant that might gains sight only in the hand of the wise: reason directs strength as the eye directs the hand. Thus scripture shows the primacy of wisdom over strength; and further on -- the image of a stream led downward.