Shloka 60

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

Devanagari script

अपने भाईके साथ चारुदेष्ण

Transliteration

vajrasaṃhananā vīrā vīryavanto mahārathāḥ | smaranto madhyamaṃ deśaṃ vṛṣṇimadhye vyavasthitāḥ ||

Translation

«Tous ces héros ont un corps dur comme l’adamant, sont puissants en vaillance et comptent parmi les plus grands guerriers en char. Se souvenant du Pays du Milieu, ils demeurent solidement établis parmi les Vṛṣṇis.»

Word by Word

• वज्रसंहननाः: having bodies compact like a thunderbolt
• वज्रसंहननाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वज्र-संहनन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वीराः: heroes
• वीराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वीर्यवन्तः: possessing valor/strength
• वीर्यवन्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीर्यवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• महारथाः: great chariot-warriors
• महारथाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• स्मरन्तः: remembering
• स्मरन्तः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• मध्यमम्: the middle
• मध्यमम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मध्यम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• देशम्: region/country
• देशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• वृष्णिमध्ये: in the midst of the Vrishnis
• वृष्णिमध्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष्णि-मध्य
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• व्यवस्थिताः: stationed/settled
• व्यवस्थिताः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-अव-स्था
• Form: क्त (past passive participle; used adjectivally), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vṛṣṇi (clan)
• Madhyadeśa (Middle Country)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ideal of steadfast Kṣatriya excellence—strength, valor, and disciplined readiness—while also stressing rootedness in cultural memory (“remembering the Middle Country”) as a marker of identity and legitimacy.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śrī Kṛṣṇa is describing the Vṛṣṇi-Andhaka side’s leading warriors, characterizing them as elite mahārathas with adamantine physiques, firmly established within the Vṛṣṇi community and mindful of their homeland tradition.