Shloka 34

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

Devanagari script

संकर्षणद्वितीयेन ज्ञातिकार्य मया कृतम्‌ । हतौ कंससुनामानौ मया रामेण चाप्युत

Transliteration

saṅkarṣaṇa-dvitīyena jñāti-kāryaṃ mayā kṛtam | hatau kaṃsa-sunāmānau mayā rāmeṇa cāpy uta ||

Translation

Śrī Kṛṣṇa dit : «Avec Saṅkarṣaṇa (Balarāma) pour second, j’ai accompli ce qui devait l’être pour nos parents. Kaṃsa et Sunāman furent tués—par moi et aussi par Rāma (Balarāma).»

Word by Word

• संकर्षण-द्वितीयेन: with Saṅkarṣaṇa (Balarāma) as the second/companion
• संकर्षण-द्वितीयेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संकर्षणद्वितीय
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• ज्ञाति-कार्यम्: the duty/work for (one’s) kinsmen
• ज्ञाति-कार्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञातिकार्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Instrumental, Singular

• कृतम्: done/accomplished
• कृतम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular, past passive participle (क्त)

• हतौ: were slain (the two)
• हतौ: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual, past passive participle (क्त)

• कंस-सुनामानौ: Kaṃsa and Sunāman (the two)
• कंस-सुनामानौ: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कंस + सुनामन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Instrumental, Singular

• रामेण: by/with Rāma (Balarāma)
• रामेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

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

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• उत: and/indeed (emphatic)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत

Speaker

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Saṅkarṣaṇa (Balarāma)
• Kaṃsa
• Sunāman

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse presents decisive action against harmful forces as a legitimate dharmic obligation when undertaken for the protection and welfare of one’s kin and community, and emphasizes shared responsibility by acting together with a trusted ally.

What is happening in the narrative?

Kṛṣṇa recounts past deeds: accompanied by Saṅkarṣaṇa (Balarāma), he fulfilled a duty owed to his relatives, culminating in the killing of Kaṃsa and another figure named Sunāman, presented as necessary acts to secure the clan’s well-being.