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Shloka 9

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

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

राजा राज्ञ: कथं साधून्‌ हिंस्यान्नृपतिसत्तम । तद्‌ राज्ञ: संनिगृह्ा त्वं रुद्रायोपजिहीरषसि,नृपश्रेष्ठी एक राजा दूसरे श्रेष्ठ राजाओंकी हत्या कैसे कर सकता है? तुम राजाओंको कैद करके उन्हें रुद्रदेवताकी भेंट चढ़ाना चाहते हो?

rājā rājñaḥ kathaṃ sādhūn hiṃsyān nṛpatisattama | tad rājñaḥ saṃnigṛhya tvaṃ rudrāyopajihīrṣasi ||

ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണൻ പറഞ്ഞു— നൃപശ്രേഷ്ഠാ! ഒരു രാജാവ് മറ്റൊരു സദ്ഗുണസമ്പന്നനായ ശ്രേഷ്ഠരാജാവിനെ എങ്ങനെ ഹിംസിക്കും? എന്നാൽ നീ രാജാക്കളെ പിടിച്ചു തടവിലാക്കി രുദ്രനു ബലിയായി അർപ്പിക്കുവാൻ ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നു।

राजाking
राजा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
राज्ञःof a king
राज्ञः:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
कथम्how?
कथम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथम्
साधून्good/virtuous (men)
साधून्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसाधु
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
हिंस्यात्should harm/kill
हिंस्यात्:
TypeVerb
Rootहिंस्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
नृपतिसत्तमO best of kings
नृपतिसत्तम:
TypeNoun
Rootनृपति-सत्तम
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
तत्that (therefore/that act)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
राज्ञःof a king
राज्ञः:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
संनिगृह्यhaving seized/confined
संनिगृह्य:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-नि-ग्रह्
FormAbsolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormNominative, Singular
रुद्रायto Rudra
रुद्राय:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootरुद्र
FormMasculine, Dative, Singular
उपजिहीरसिyou wish to offer/sacrifice
उपजिहीरसि:
TypeVerb
Rootउप-हृ
FormPresent (Lat), 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच

Ś
Śrī Kṛṣṇa
R
rājā (a king)
S
sādhavaḥ (righteous kings)
R
Rudra (Śiva)

Educational Q&A

Kṛṣṇa emphasizes rājadharma: a king’s power is meant to protect the righteous, not to harm or exploit them. Even if framed as a religious offering, violence against virtuous rulers is ethically blameworthy and contrary to the protector’s role.

Kṛṣṇa confronts a plan in which kings are to be captured and offered to Rudra. He questions the legitimacy of one king harming other noble kings and condemns the intent to imprison them for a sacrificial purpose.