Shloka 32
Samrāt-Lakṣaṇa and the Counsel to Check Jarāsandha (सम्राट्-लक्षणं जरासन्ध-प्रतिबाधा-परामर्शः)
Devanagari script
भोजराजन्यवृद्धैश्व पीड्यमानैर्दुरात्मना
Transliteration
bhojarājanyavṛddhaiś ca pīḍyamānaiḥ durātmanā
Translation
„Und sie—zusammen mit den Greisen unter den Bhojas und den königlichen Kṣatriyas—wurden von einem Mann mit verderbtem Sinn bedrückt.“
Word by Word
भोजBhojas (a people/tribe)
भोज:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभोज
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
राजन्यवृद्धैःby the elder nobles/warriors
राजन्यवृद्धैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्यवृद्ध
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
पीड्यमानैःbeing oppressed/harassed (by)
पीड्यमानैः:
Karana
TypeVerb
Rootपीड्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural, शानच् (present passive participle)
दुरात्मनाby the wicked-souled one
दुरात्मना:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootदुरात्मन्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
Speaker
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhojasR
rājanyas (Kṣatriya nobles)V
vṛddhas (elders)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Power used to oppress the vulnerable—especially elders and respected members of society—is marked as adharma; righteous rule is measured by protection, not domination.
Kṛṣṇa describes a situation where elders among the Bhojas and royal Kṣatriyas are suffering oppression at the hands of a single evil-intentioned person, highlighting moral disorder and the need for corrective action.