Mahabharata 7.183.12 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 183, Shloka 12
तत्र सा राक्षसी घोरा जरानाम्नी सुविक्रमा | संदधे सा हि संजातं जरासंधमरिंदमम्
tatra sā rākṣasī ghorā jarānāmnī suvikramā | sandadhe sā hi saṃjātaṃ jarāsandham arindamam ||
وفي الموضع الذي سقطت فيه الهراوةُ كانت تقيم راكشسيّةٌ مروِّعة تُدعى «جارا»، ذاتُ قوةٍ وبأسٍ عظيمين. وهي التي، بعد مولده، ضمّت جسد «جاراسندها»—قاهرَ الأعداء—وجمعت شطريه في ذلك المكان.
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The verse highlights how formidable power is morally ambivalent: the same strength that can terrify can also restore and bind what is broken. It also suggests that later enmity and warfare may trace back to contingent events at one’s origin, inviting reflection on responsibility and the shaping force of early interventions.
Vāyudeva describes a fearsome rākṣasī named Jarā living at the place where a mace fell. She is credited with joining together the newborn Jarāsandha’s body, thereby enabling his survival and future as a powerful enemy-subduing king.
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