Shloka 50

Devanagari script

तत: क्षीणे जरासंधे भ्रातृभ्यां विहितं जयम्‌ । अजातशत्रुरासाद्य मुमुदे भ्रातृभि: सह,तदनन्तर जरासंधके नष्ट होनेपर अपने दोनों भाइयोंद्वारा की हुई विजयको पाकर अजातशत्रु राजा युधिष्ठिर भाइयोंसहित आनन्दमग्न हो गये

Transliteration

tataḥ kṣīṇe jarāsandhe bhrātṛbhyāṃ vihitaṃ jayam | ajātaśatrur āsādya mumude bhrātṛbhiḥ saha ||

Translation

ثم لما هلكَ جَرَاسَنْدَه وزالَ أمرُه، نالَ أَجاتَشَتْرُو (يودهيشثيرا) النصرَ الذي أنجزه أخواه، فابتهجَ مع إخوته جميعًا.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

क्षीणेwhen (he was) slain/vanquished

जरासन्धेin/when Jarāsandha (was defeated)

भ्रातृभ्याम्by (his) two brothers

विहितम्accomplished, brought about

जयम्victory

अजातशत्रुःAjātaśatru (Yudhiṣṭhira; 'one whose enemy is not born')

आसाद्यhaving obtained/reached

मुमुदेrejoiced, was delighted

भ्रातृभिःwith (his) brothers

सहtogether with

Speaker

सहदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sahadeva

Jarāsandha

Ajātaśatru (Yudhiṣṭhira)

the two brothers (bhrātṛbhyām)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Victory aligned with dharma is portrayed as a collective responsibility and shared fruit: the king (Yudhiṣṭhira) rejoices not in personal glory but in the successful fulfillment of duty carried out by his brothers, reinforcing unity, gratitude, and righteous governance.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Jarāsandha is destroyed, Yudhiṣṭhira (Ajātaśatru) receives the outcome of the conquest achieved by his two brothers and becomes joyful together with all his brothers, marking a turning point that strengthens the Pāṇḍavas’ position for subsequent royal aims.