Shloka 12
Jarāsandha-nipātana, rāja-mokṣa, and rājasūya-sāhāyya-prārthanā
Jarāsandha’s fall, liberation of kings, and request for support
Devanagari script
सवर्णो हि सवर्णानां पशुसंज्ञां करिष्यसि । को<न्य एवं यथा हि त्वं जरासंध वृथामति:,जरासंध! तुम्हारी बुद्धि मारी गयी है, तुम भी उसी वर्णके हो, जिस वर्णके वे राजालोग हैं। क्या तुम अपने ही वर्णके लोगोंको पशुनाम देकर उनकी हत्या करोगे? तुम्हारे-जैसा क्रूर दूसरा कौन है?
Translation
Jarāsandha! You are of the same varṇa as those kings. Will you brand men of your own order as “beasts” and slaughter them? Who is as cruel as you? Your understanding has gone astray.
Word by Word
सवर्णःof the same varṇa/caste
सवर्णः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसवर्ण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
सवर्णानाम्of (your) own varṇa people
सवर्णानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootसवर्ण
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
पशु-संज्ञाम्the designation/name 'animal'
पशु-संज्ञाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपशुसंज्ञा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
करिष्यसिyou will make/assign
करिष्यसि:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormSimple Future (Luṭ), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
कःwho?
कः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अन्यःanother (person)
अन्यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअन्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
एवम्thus/in such a way
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
यथाas/like
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
हिindeed
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormNominative, Singular
जरासन्धO Jarāsandha
जरासन्ध:
TypeNoun
Rootजरासन्ध
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
वृथा-मतिḥone of vain/perverted intellect
वृथा-मतिḥ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootवृथामति
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes