किरातार्जुनीयम् / Kirātārjunīya
跋罗维（Bhāravi）著，约六世纪
第一章
梵语叙事诗《勇健的阿周那》共十八章，取材于《摩诃婆罗多·森林篇》。以下是部分代表性诗节的梵语原文及英译：
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श्रुतौ श्रुतिमतां श्रेष्ठं ददामि शृणु तत्त्वतः ।
किरातार्जुनीयं नाम महाकाव्यमिदं भुवि ॥
I offer the best of what has been heard to those who listen — hear with understanding this mahākāvya called Kirātārjunīya, the finest poem on earth.
阿周那的苦行
तपस्व्यतिकरश्चक्रे तपस्तस्य वने तदा ।
जितेन्द्रियो जितश्वासो यतात्मा नियताशनः ॥
Then the great ascetic performed austerities in that forest — master of his senses, his breath controlled, his self disciplined, his food restrained.
कामक्रोधौ वशे कृत्वा धर्ममेवानुचिन्तयन् ।
उपवासशयनासीनस्तप उग्रं समाचरत् ॥
Having brought desire and anger under control, pondering only dharma, he practiced fierce austerities — fasting, sleeping on the ground, seated in meditation.
湿婆以猎人形象出现
किराटवेषधरणी तनुः शिवस्य
मायावृता न तु तदीयतयैव भाति ।
दृष्ट्वा तमागतमभिप्रियमात्तचापं
विस्मित्यमित्रविजयी समुपारुरोह ॥
Shiva's body, wearing the guise of a hunter, was veiled in illusion — it did not reveal its true nature. Seeing him approach with bow in hand, the great warrior Arjuna rose in astonishment.
阿周那与猎人的冲突
ततः किराटमालोक्य तीक्ष्णमासाद्य सायकम् ।
अर्जुनः समरे तस्थौ निर्भयो न च विस्मितः ॥
Then Arjuna, seeing the hunter, took up his sharp arrow and stood firm in battle — fearless and undismayed.
湿婆赐箭
ततस्तुष्टो महादेवो ददौ तस्मै महाशरम् ।
पाशुपत्यं महाबाणं सर्वशस्त्रविनाशनम् ॥
Then the great lord Shiva, pleased, granted him the mighty arrow — the Pāśupata, destroyer of all weapons.
关于本诗
《勇健的阿周那》（Kirātārjunīya）是梵语文学中公认的六大叙事诗之一。全诗十八章，取材于《摩诃婆罗多》第三篇《森林篇》中阿周那在喜马拉雅山苦行修行、最终获得湿婆赐予的"兽主之箭"（Pāśupata）的故事。
跋罗维以修辞密度（śleṣa-gaurava）著称。他的双关语（śleṣa）运用被视为梵语诗歌的巅峰——一句诗常同时传达两层甚至三层意义，每一层在语法和语义上都成立。这种技巧使得他的作品极难翻译。
本诗的核心主题是人通过自我否定而获得超越：阿周那在极端苦行中不断面对自身局限，湿婆以猎人形象出现来试炼他，最终阿周那认出了湿婆的真身。