Shloka 25

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

Sabhā Parva, Adhyāya 13

Devanagari script

समर्थो5सि महाबाहो सर्वे ते वशगा वयम्‌ | अचिरात्‌ त्वं महाराज राजसूयमवाप्स्यसि,“महाबाहो! आप उस यज्ञके सम्पादनमें समर्थ हैं। हम सब लोग आपकी आज्ञाके अधीन हैं। महाराज! आप शीघ्र ही राजसूययज्ञ पूर्ण कर सकेंगे

Transliteration

samartho ’si mahābāho sarve te vaśagā vayam | acirāt tvaṃ mahārāja rājasūyam avāpsyasi ||

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana said: “O mighty-armed one, you are fully capable of accomplishing this sacrifice. We all stand under your command. O great king, before long you will attain and complete the Rājasūya.”

Word by Word

• समर्थः: capable, competent
• समर्थः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समर्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• असि: you are
• असि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (to be)
• Form: Present, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada, Indicative

• महाबाहो: O mighty-armed one
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाबाहु
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ते: of you / your
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• वशगाः: subject to (your) control
• वशगाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वशग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Nominative, Plural

• अचिरात्: soon, before long
• अचिरात्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अचिर

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

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

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

• अवाप्स्यसि: you will obtain / accomplish
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + आप् (to obtain)
• Form: Future (Simple), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada, Indicative

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Mahārāja (the king addressed)
• Rājasūya (sacrifice/rite)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Legitimate sovereignty is supported by competence (samartha), disciplined hierarchy (vaśagāḥ), and the pursuit of sanctioned royal rites like the Rājasūya; leadership is affirmed when capable authority is met with loyal cooperation.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator reports a reassurance to the king: he is fit to carry out the sacrificial undertaking, his supporters are obedient to his command, and he will soon achieve the Rājasūya, signaling imminent political-religious consolidation.