Shloka 10

Jarāsandha-vadha-upadeśa and the Departure toward Magadha (जरासन्धवधोपदेशः मागधप्रस्थानं च)

Devanagari script

तस्य बालस्य यत्‌ कृत्यं तच्चकार नृपस्तदा । आज्ञापयच्च राक्षस्या मगधेषु महोत्सवम्‌,उस समय राजाने उस बालकके जातकर्म आदि सभी आवश्यक संस्कार सम्पन्न किये और मगधदेशमें जरा राक्षसी (गृहदेवी)-के पूजनका महान्‌ उत्सव मनानेकी आज्ञा दी

Transliteration

tasya bālasya yat kṛtyaṃ tac cakāra nṛpas tadā | ājñāpayac ca rākṣasyā magadheṣu mahotsavam ||

Translation

Maka sang raja melaksanakan bagi anak itu segala upacara yang semestinya—seperti upacara kelahiran (jātakarma) dan sakramen-sakramen wajib lainnya—serta memerintahkan agar di seluruh negeri Magadha diadakan mahotsava, perayaan agung untuk pemujaan Jarā, sang rākṣasī yang dipandang sebagai dewi pelindung rumah tangga.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/that
• तस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• बालस्य: of the boy/child
• बालस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• यत्: whatever (that which)
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• कृत्यम्: duty/required rite
• कृत्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• चकार: did/performed
• चकार: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• नृपः: the king
• नृपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तदा: then/at that time
• तदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• आज्ञापयत्: commanded/ordered
• आज्ञापयत्: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: आज्ञा + √पि/पय (causative of √ज्ञा in usage: आज्ञापयति)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

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

• राक्षस्याः: of the rākṣasī (Jarā)
• राक्षस्याः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षसी
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• मगधेषु: in Magadha (lands/among the Magadhas)
• मगधेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मगध
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• महोत्सवम्: a great festival
• महोत्सवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + उत्सव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• nṛpa (the king)
• bāla (the child)
• Jarā rākṣasī (implied by the Hindi gloss)
• Magadha