Shloka 12

Devanagari script

तत्र सा राक्षसी घोरा जरानाम्नी सुविक्रमा | संदधे सा हि संजातं जरासंधमरिंदमम्‌,जिस स्थानपर गदा गिरी, वहाँ उत्तम बल-पराक्रमसे सम्पन्न जरा नामक एक भयंकर राक्षसी रहती थी। उसीने जन्मके पश्चात्‌ शत्रुदमन जरासंधके शरीरको जोड़ा था

Transliteration

tatra sā rākṣasī ghorā jarānāmnī suvikramā | sandadhe sā hi saṃjātaṃ jarāsandham arindamam ||

Translation

There dwelt a fearsome rākṣasī named Jarā, endowed with excellent strength and prowess. It was she who, after his birth, joined together the body of Jarāsandha—the subduer of foes—at the very spot where the mace had fallen. The passage recalls how extraordinary power can be used either to heal and bind or to harm, and how a warrior’s later destiny may hinge on a single, fateful intervention at birth.

Word by Word

तत्रthere

साshe

राक्षसीfemale demon (rakshasi)

घोराterrible, dreadful

जरानाम्नीnamed Jarā

सुविक्रमाof great prowess

संदधेjoined, put together

साshe

हिindeed, for

संजातम्born, produced

जरासंधम्Jarasandha

अरिंदमम्subduer of enemies

Speaker

श्रीवायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vāyudeva (speaker)

Jarā (rākṣasī)

Jarāsandha

gadā (mace)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes