Shloka 3
Jarāsandha-nipātana, rāja-mokṣa, and rājasūya-sāhāyya-prārthanā
Jarāsandha’s fall, liberation of kings, and request for support
अथ धर्मोपघाताद्धि मन: समुपतप्यते । यो5नागसि प्रसजति क्षत्रियो हि न संशय:,किसीके धर्म (और अर्थ)-में बाधा डालनेसे अवश्य ही मनको बड़ा संताप होता है। जो धर्मज्ञ महारथी क्षत्रिय लोकमें धर्मके विपरीत आचरण करता हुआ किसी निरपराध व्यक्तिपर दूसरोंके धन और धर्मके नाशका दोष लगाता है, वह कष्टमयी गतिको प्राप्त होता है और अपनेको कल्याणसे भी वंचित कर लेता है; इसमें संशय नहीं है
atha dharmopaghātād dhi manaḥ samupatapyate | yo 'nāgasi prasajati kṣatriyo hi na saṁśayaḥ ||
Jarāsandha said: “Indeed, when one obstructs another’s dharma, the mind is tormented. A kṣatriya who turns against righteousness and attacks or implicates a blameless person brings suffering upon himself—of this there is no doubt.”
जरासंध उवाच
Educational Q&A
Harming or obstructing dharma—especially by targeting the innocent—creates inner torment and leads to moral downfall; a kṣatriya is particularly accountable to uphold justice rather than violate it.
Jarāsandha is articulating a moral principle in his speech: wrongdoing against dharma, and aggression toward the blameless, is condemnable and brings inevitable suffering, reinforcing the ethical frame of the debate in the royal assembly context.