Shloka 24

Jarāsandha-nipātana, rāja-mokṣa, and rājasūya-sāhāyya-prārthanā

Jarāsandha’s fall, liberation of kings, and request for support

Devanagari script

दम्भोद्धव: कार्तवीर्य उत्तरश्न बृहद्रथ: । श्रेयसो हवमन्येह विनेशु: सबला नृूपा:,दम्भोद्धव, कार्तवीर्य अर्जुन, उत्तर तथा बृहद्रथ--ये सभी नरेश अपनेसे बड़ोंका अपमान करके अपनी सेनासहित नष्ट हो गये

Transliteration

dambhoddhavaḥ kārtavīrya uttaraś ca bṛhadrathaḥ | śreyaso havamanyehā vineśuḥ sabalā nṛpāḥ ||

Translation

Dijo Śrī Kṛṣṇa: «Dambhoddhava, Kārtavīrya (Arjuna), Uttara y Bṛhadratha: estos reyes, por despreciar a quienes eran superiores a ellos, hallaron la destrucción junto con sus ejércitos. La falta de respeto hacia los verdaderamente eminentes y justos se vuelve causa de ruina, aun para los poderosos».

Word by Word

• दम्भोद्भवः: Dambhodbhava (a king, 'born of pride')
• दम्भोद्भवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दम्भोद्भव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कार्तवीर्यः: Kārtavīrya (a king)
• कार्तवीर्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्तवीर्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अर्जुनः: Arjuna (here: Kārtavīrya Arjuna)
• अर्जुनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उत्तरः: Uttara (a king)
• उत्तरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• बृहद्रथः: Bṛhadratha (a king, 'having a great chariot')
• बृहद्रथः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहद्रथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• श्रेयसः: of the superior/better (persons); of elders
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रेयस्
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• हवम्: challenge/defiance (lit. 'calling')
• हवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• इह: here (in this world/instance)
• इह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• विनेशुः: perished / were destroyed
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-नश्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• सबलाः: with (their) forces/armies
• सबलाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सबल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• नृपाः: kings
• नृपाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Dambhoddhava
• Kārtavīrya Arjuna
• Uttara
• Bṛhadratha