Shloka 19
Jarā’s Account and the Enthronement of Jarāsandha (जरासंधोत्पत्तिः अभिषेकश्च)
Devanagari script
तयोम॑ध्यगतश्चापि रराज वसुधाधिप:
Transliteration
tayor madhyagataś cāpi rarāja vasudhādhipaḥ
Translation
Standing between the two of them, the lord of the earth shone with conspicuous splendor—his place at the center proclaiming sovereign authority and the moral weight of the moment.
Word by Word
तयोःof those two
तयोः:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formउभयलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, द्विवचन
मध्येin the middle
मध्ये:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसक, सप्तमी, एकवचन
गतःgone/entered; having come
गतः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootगम् (धातु) → गत (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
रराजshone; was resplendent
रराज:
TypeVerb
Rootराज् (धातु)
Formलिट् (परिपूर्णभूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथम, एकवचन
वसुधाधिपःthe lord of the earth (king)
वसुधाधिपः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवसुधा + अधिप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
Speaker
कृष्ण उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
vasudhādhipaḥ (the king/lord of the earth)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
The verse highlights the symbolic power of rightful authority: the sovereign’s radiance in the middle underscores how leadership is not merely positional but carries ethical gravity and public visibility.
A ruler is described as standing between two parties/persons and appearing especially resplendent there, emphasizing his central role in the unfolding courtly situation.