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

«វីរបុរសទាំងនេះ មានរាងកាយរឹងមាំដូចពេជ្រ មានសេចក្តីក្លាហានខ្លាំង និងជាមហារថី។ ដោយរំលឹកដល់មធ្យមប្រទេស ពួកគេរស់នៅយ៉ាងមាំមួនក្នុងចំណោមវង្សវ្រឹṣṇិ»។

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.