Shloka 32

Jarāsandha as Obstacle to the Rājasūya — Kṛṣṇa’s Strategic Genealogical Brief

Sabhā Parva, Adhyāya 13

Devanagari script

अहतस्त्वमसि धर्मज्ञ राजसूयं महाक्रतुम्‌ अथैवमुक्ते नृपतावृत्विग्भिऋ्रषिभिस्तथा

Transliteration

ahatastvam asi dharmajña rājasūyaṃ mahākratum | athaivam ukte nṛpatau ṛtvigbhir ṛṣibhis tathā ||

Translation

তারা বলল—হে ধর্মজ্ঞ! তুমি অক্ষত ও অপরাজিত; অতএব সেই মহাক্রতু রাজসূয় যজ্ঞ সম্পাদন কর। রাজাকে এ কথা বলা হলে ঋত্বিজ ও ঋষিরাও তদ্রূপ সমর্থন জানাল।

Word by Word

• अहतः: unstruck, unharmed
• अहतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अहत (√हन्-निहनने, क्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Nominative, Singular

• असि: are
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (भू)
• Form: Present, Second, Singular

• धर्मज्ञ: O knower of dharma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• राजसूयम्: the Rājasūya (royal consecration sacrifice)
• राजसूयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजसूय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• महाक्रतुम्: the great sacrifice
• महाक्रतुम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाक्रतु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• उक्ते: when (this was) said
• उक्ते: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: उक्त (√वच्-भाषणे, क्त)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• नृपतौ: in/with regard to the king
• नृपतौ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृपति
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• ऋत्विग्भिः: by the officiating priests
• ऋत्विग्भिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋत्विज्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• ऋषिभिः: by the sages
• ऋषिभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• तथा: likewise, also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• nṛpa (the king)
• ṛtvij (officiating priests)
• ṛṣi (sages)
• Rājasūya (royal sacrifice)