Shloka 13

Śiśupāla-janma-lakṣaṇaṃ (Śiśupāla’s birth marks and the prophecy of his end)

Devanagari script

आदातुं च नरव्याप्रो यं यमिच्छत्ययं तदा । तस्य विप्लवते बुद्धिरेवं चेदिपतेर्यथा,"क्योंकि नरश्रेष्ठ श्रीकृष्ण जिस-जिसको अपनेमें विलीन कर लेना चाहते हैं, उस-उस मनुष्यकी बुद्धि इसी प्रकार नष्ट हो जाती है, जैसे इस चेदिराज शिशुपालकी

Transliteration

ādātuṃ ca naravyāpro yaṃ yam icchaty ayaṃ tadā | tasya viplavate buddhir evaṃ cedipater yathā ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: When that foremost of men, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, intent on taking someone to himself, chooses a particular person, then that person’s understanding is thrown into ruin—just as happened in the case of the king of Cedi, Śiśupāla.

Word by Word

आदातुम्to take away; to seize (to absorb)

चand

नरव्याप्रःthe tiger among men (best of men)

यम्whom

यम्whom (each one whom)

इच्छतिdesires; wishes

अयम्this (one)

तदाthen

तस्यof him; his

विप्लवतेis overturned; is ruined; goes astray

बुद्धिःintellect; understanding

एवम्thus; in this manner

चेत्if

चेदिपतेःof the lord of Cedi (king of Cedi)

यथाas; just as

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Cedi

Śiśupāla

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes