Shloka 18

मागधगिरिव्रजप्रवेशः — Entry into Girivraja and Jarāsandha’s Protocol Inquiry

Devanagari script

बृहद्रथो नरपति: परां निर्वतिमाययौ । अभिषिक्ते जरासंधे तदा राजा बूृहद्रथ: । पत्नीद्रयेनानुगतस्तपोवनचरो5भवत्‌,राजधानीमें प्रवेश करके अपने जाति-भाइयों और सगे-सम्बन्धियोंसे घिरे हुए मगधनरेश बृहद्रथने उसी समय जरासंधका राज्याभिषेक कर दिया। ऐसा करके उन्हें बड़ा संतोष हुआ। जरासंधका अभिषेक हो जानेपर महाराज बृहद्रथ अपनी दोनों पत्नियोंके साथ तपोवनमें चले गये

Transliteration

Bṛhadratho narapatiḥ parāṁ nirvṛtim āyayau | abhiṣikte Jarāsandhe tadā rājā Bṛhadrathaḥ | patnīdvayenānugatas tapovanacaro 'bhavat ||

Translation

ନରପତି ବୃହଦ୍ରଥ ପରମ ନିର୍ବୃତିକୁ ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ ହେଲେ। ଜରାସନ୍ଧଙ୍କର ବିଧିବତ୍ ଅଭିଷେକ ସମ୍ପନ୍ନ ହେବା ପରେ, ବୃହଦ୍ରଥ ନିଜ ଦୁଇ ରାଣୀ ସହିତ ତପୋବନବାସୀ ହେଲେ।

Word by Word

बृहद्रथःBṛhadratha (name of the king)

नरपतिःking (lord of men)

पराम्supreme, highest

निर्वृतिम्contentment, satisfaction

आययौattained, reached

अभिषिक्तेwhen (he) had been consecrated

जरासन्धेin/when Jarāsandha (was consecrated)

तदाthen

राजाthe king

बृहद्रथःBṛhadratha

पत्नी-द्वयेनwith (his) two wives

अनुगतःaccompanied, followed (by)

तपोवनचरःone who lives in the forest of austerities (hermitage-dweller)

अभवत्became

Speaker

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bṛhadratha

Jarāsandha

Magadha

two queens (patnīdvaya)

tapovana (forest hermitage)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes