Shloka 29

Devanagari script

तथैव सर्वपञ्चाला जरासंधभयार्दिता: । स्वराज्यं सम्परित्यज्य विद्रुता: सर्वतो दिशम्‌,उसी प्रकार समस्त पंचालदेशीय क्षत्रिय जरासंधके भयसे दुःखी हो अपना राज्य छोड़कर चारों दिशाओंमें भाग गये हैं

Transliteration

tathaiva sarvapañcālā jarāsandhabhayārditāḥ | svarājyaṃ samparityajya vidrutāḥ sarvato diśam ||

Translation

ਇਸੇ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਸਾਰੇ ਪਾਂਚਾਲ ਜਰਾਸੰਧ ਦੇ ਡਰ ਨਾਲ ਪੀੜਤ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਆਪਣਾ ਰਾਜ ਛੱਡ ਕੇ ਹਰ ਪਾਸੇ ਭੱਜ ਗਏ।

Word by Word

तथाthus, in that manner

एवindeed, just, also

सर्वall

पञ्चालाःthe Panchalas (people/warriors of Panchala)

जरासन्धby Jarasandha

भयby fear

अर्दिताःafflicted, distressed

स्वone's own

राज्यम्kingdom, sovereignty

सम्completely, altogether (prefix used with verb)

परित्यज्यhaving abandoned, having left

विद्रुताःfled, ran away

सर्वतःon all sides, from every direction

दिशम्direction (as goal: towards a direction)

Speaker

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Pāñcālas

Jarāsandha

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the social and moral consequences of tyrannical power: when fear dominates, communities abandon stability and rightful governance, revealing the need for righteous protection and balanced kingship.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śrī Kṛṣṇa describes how the Pāñcālas, overwhelmed by Jarāsandha’s threat, gave up their kingdom and scattered in all directions, illustrating the extent of Jarāsandha’s intimidation and regional destabilization.