Shloka 20
Jarā’s Account and the Enthronement of Jarāsandha (जरासंधोत्पत्तिः अभिषेकश्च)
Devanagari script
विषयेषु निमग्नस्य तस्य यौवनमभ्यगात्
Transliteration
viṣayeṣu nimagnasya tasya yauvanam abhyagāt |
Translation
বিষয়ভোগে নিমগ্ন সেই রাজার যৌবন কেটে গেল; তবু বংশধারাকে বহন করার মতো পুত্র সে পেল না। বহু মঙ্গলকর্ম, হোম ও পুত্রেষ্ঠি যজ্ঞ করেও তার কুলবর্ধক পুত্রলাভ হল না।
Word by Word
विषयेषुin sense-objects
विषयेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootविषय
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
निमग्नस्यof (one) immersed/sunk
निमग्नस्य:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootनिमग्न
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
तस्यof him
तस्य:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
यौवनम्youth
यौवनम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयौवन
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
अभ्यगात्passed away / went by
अभ्यगात्:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-गम्
FormAorist (simple past), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
कृष्ण उवाच
Characters & Entities
K
Kṛṣṇa (speaker)A
a king (unnamed in the provided excerpt)P
putreṣṭi-yajña (son-seeking sacrifice)H
homa (fire-offering)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Attachment to sense-pleasures can consume one’s best years and obstruct dharmic goals; ritual acts alone, without inner discipline and right living, do not guarantee the intended results.
Kṛṣṇa describes a king whose youth passed while he remained engrossed in enjoyments; despite performing many auspicious rites, homas, and the putreṣṭi sacrifice, he still did not obtain a son to continue and expand his dynasty.