Shloka 16

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

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

Devanagari script

को हि जानन्नभिजनमात्मवान्‌ क्षत्रियो नृप । नाविशेत्‌ स्वर्गमतुलं रणानन्तरमव्ययम्‌

Translation

人の王よ！同族を守ることこそ最高のダルマであると知り、己の血統をわきまえた誇り高きクシャトリヤで、戦いののち比類なく尽きぬ天界へ赴くことを望まぬ者がいようか。

Word by Word

• कः: who?
• कः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• जानन्: knowing
• जानन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभिजनम्: one's lineage/kinsmen
• अभिजनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिजन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आत्मवान्: self-possessed/proud (of self)
• आत्मवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आत्मवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• क्षत्रियः: Kshatriya/warrior
• क्षत्रियः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्रिय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नृप: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• आविशेत्: would enter
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-विश्
• Form: Vidhi-lin (optative), Parasmaipada, Third, Singular

• स्वर्गम्: heaven
• स्वर्गम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अतुलम्: incomparable
• अतुलम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतुल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• रणात्: from battle
• रणात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• अनन्तरम्: immediately after
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनन्तर

• अव्ययम्: imperishable
• अव्ययम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच