Shloka 7

Chapter 15: Counsel on Initiative vs. Renunciation in the Rajasuya Project (सभापर्व, अध्याय १५)

Devanagari script

वयं चैव महाभाग जरासंधभयात्‌ तदा । शड़किता: सम महाभाग दौरात्म्यात्‌ तस्य चानघ

Transliteration

vayaṃ caiva mahābhāga jarāsandha-bhayāt tadā | śaṅkitāḥ sma mahābhāga daurātmyāt tasya cānagha ||

Translation

«ឱ អ្នកមានភាគធំ! នៅពេលនោះ ពួកយើងក៏រស់នៅក្នុងការភ័យខ្លាចជានិច្ច ដោយសារភ័យចំពោះជរាសន្ធ និងដោយសារអំពើអាក្រក់ដ៏សាហាវរបស់គាត់។ ឱ អ្នកបរិសុទ្ធឥតបាប! ភាពឃោរឃៅរបស់គាត់ធ្វើឲ្យសូម្បីតែអ្នកខ្លាំងក៏ប្រុងប្រយ័ត្ន; ដូច្នេះ ខ្ញុំដាក់ជំនឿលើកម្លាំងព្រះបាទរបស់អ្នកតែមួយគត់ ព្រោះបើគ្មានការគាំទ្ររបស់អ្នក ខ្ញុំមិនអាចគិតថាខ្លួនឯងអាចឈរទល់នឹងគាត់បានឡើយ»។

Word by Word

• [{'term': 'vayam', 'definition': 'we'}, {'term': 'caiva', 'definition': 'and indeed

• also'}, {'term': 'mahābhāga', 'definition': 'highly fortunate

• illustrious (vocative address)'}, {'term': 'jarāsandha', 'definition': 'Jarāsandha, king of Magadha'}, {'term': 'bhayāt', 'definition': 'from fear (ablative)'}, {'term': 'tadā', 'definition': 'then

• at that time'}, {'term': 'śaṅkitāḥ sma', 'definition': 'we were anxious/suspicious/apprehensive'}, {'term': 'daurātmyāt', 'definition': 'from wickedness/cruelty (ablative)

• from depravity'}, {'term': 'tasya', 'definition': 'of him

• his'}, {'term': 'ca', 'definition': 'and'}, {'term': 'anagha', 'definition': 'sinless

Speaker

युधिछ्िर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Jarāsandha

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights prudent kingship: recognizing a tyrant’s danger is not cowardice but ethical realism. It also underscores the dharmic value of seeking rightful support—placing trust in a capable ally when confronting adharma-driven power.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira addresses a noble, blameless figure and admits that he and his side have long been anxious due to Jarāsandha’s threat and cruelty. He frames Jarāsandha as dangerous not only for strength but for moral depravity, implying the need for strong assistance to face him.