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Shloka 17

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

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

स्वर्ग होव समास्थाय रणयज्ञेषु दीक्षिता: । जयन्ति क्षत्रिया लोकांस्तद्‌ विद्धि मनुजर्षभ

svargaṁ vā samāsthāya raṇayajñeṣu dīkṣitāḥ | jayanti kṣatriyā lokāṁs tad viddhi manujaarṣabha naraśreṣṭha ||

ដោយយកសួគ៌ជាគោលដៅ ក្សត្រិយៈដែលបានទទួលពិធីបួសសម្រាប់ «យញ្ញៈនៃសង្គ្រាម» នោះ ឈ្នះបានលោកដែលខ្លួនប្រាថ្នា។ ចូរដឹងឲ្យច្បាស់ ឱ វីរបុរសក្នុងមនុស្ស ឱ អ្នកប្រសើរបំផុតក្នុងមនុស្ស៖ អ្នកណាចូលសង្គ្រាមដោយពាក្យសច្ចៈដូចពិធីយញ្ញៈ ហើយមានចិត្តប៉ងទៅសួគ៌ គេថា នឹងឈ្នះបានអាណាចក្រដែលខ្លួនចង់បាន។

स्वर्गम्heaven
स्वर्गम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्वर्ग
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
इवas if/like
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
समास्थायhaving undertaken/entered upon
समास्थाय:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-आ-स्था
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)
रणयज्ञेषुin the battle-sacrifices (wars)
रणयज्ञेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरणयज्ञ
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
दीक्षिताःinitiated/consecrated
दीक्षिताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootदीक्षित
Formक्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural
जयन्तिconquer/win
जयन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootजि
Formलट् (present), Parasmaipada, Third, Plural
क्षत्रियाःKshatriyas/warriors
क्षत्रियाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootक्षत्रिय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
लोकान्worlds/realms
लोकान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootलोक
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
तत्that (fact)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
विद्धिknow (you should know)
विद्धि:
TypeVerb
Rootविद्
Formलोट् (imperative), Parasmaipada, Second, Singular
मनुजर्षभO bull among men
मनुजर्षभ:
TypeNoun
Rootमनुजर्षभ
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच

Ś
Śrī Kṛṣṇa
K
kṣatriyas
S
svarga
R
raṇa-yajña
L
lokas

Educational Q&A

Kṛṣṇa frames righteous warfare for a kṣatriya as a disciplined, vow-bound act comparable to a yajña; when undertaken with the aim of svarga and in accord with duty, it is believed to yield the desired posthumous realms.

In counsel, Kṛṣṇa addresses a ‘best of men’ and explains the traditional kṣatriya perspective: those initiated into the ‘battle-sacrifice’ and fighting with heaven as their goal are said to attain victory over the worlds they seek.