Shloka 53

Samrāt-Lakṣaṇa and the Counsel to Check Jarāsandha (सम्राट्-लक्षणं जरासन्ध-प्रतिबाधा-परामर्शः)

Devanagari script

एवं वयं जरासंधादभित: कृतकिल्बिषा:

Transliteration

evaṃ vayaṃ jarāsandhād abhitaḥ kṛtakilbiṣāḥ

Translation

Maka demikianlah, dari segala arah, kita seakan-akan menjadi pihak yang bersalah terhadap Jarāsandha—diletakkan oleh keadaan yang mengelilinginya ke dalam kedudukan yang mengundang celaan dan tanggungan moral.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus, in this manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Plural

• जरासन्धात्: from Jarāsandha
• जरासन्धात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: जरासन्ध
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• अभितः: around, on all sides
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभितः

• कृतकिल्बिषाः: having committed sin/offence; guilty
• कृतकिल्बिषाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृतकिल्बिष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Jarāsandha
• Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line highlights ethical accountability in political action: even without direct wrongdoing, one may become morally implicated by association, circumstance, or the consequences of dealing with a powerful adversary.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śrī Kṛṣṇa reflects on their situation concerning Jarāsandha, indicating that their position has become morally fraught—surrounded by blame or the appearance of fault—due to the complex pressures created by Jarāsandha’s power and actions.