Shloka 11

Samrāt-Lakṣaṇa and the Counsel to Check Jarāsandha (सम्राट्-लक्षणं जरासन्ध-प्रतिबाधा-परामर्शः)

Devanagari script

तमेव च महाराज शिष्यवत्‌ समुपस्थित:

Transliteration

tam eva ca mahārāja śiṣyavat samupasthitaḥ

Translation

Y aquel mismo hombre, oh gran rey, se acercó y se presentó ante él como un discípulo: humilde, con la actitud de quien busca guía e instrucción.

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• एव: indeed/only
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun (vocative address)
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• शिष्यवत्: like a disciple
• Type: Adjective/Adverb (indeclinable-like usage)
• Root: शिष्यवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• समुपस्थितः: has approached/was present (having come near)
• समुपस्थितः: Karta
• Type: Verb (past participle)
• Root: सम्-उप-स्था (धातु: स्था)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• mahārāja (addressed king)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical value of humility: approaching a superior or teacher with the attitude of a disciple signals readiness to learn, self-restraint, and respect—qualities central to dharma and right conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

A person comes before another figure (contextually, someone of authority or knowledge) and presents himself respectfully, adopting the demeanor of a student seeking instruction; the king is addressed as the listener to this report.