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Shloka 22

मागधगिरिव्रजप्रवेशः — Entry into Girivraja and Jarāsandha’s Protocol Inquiry

निहते वासुदेवेन तदा कंसे महीपतौ । जातो वै वैरनिर्बन्ध: कृष्णेन सह तस्य वै,वसुदेवनन्दन श्रीकृष्णके द्वारा अपने जामाता राजा कंसके मारे जानेपर श्रीकृष्णके साथ उसका वैर बहुत बढ़ गया

nihate vāsudevena tadā kaṃse mahīpatau | jāto vai vairanirbandhaḥ kṛṣṇena saha tasya vai ||

Disse Vaiśampāyana: Quando o rei Kaṃsa, soberano da terra, foi morto por Kṛṣṇa, filho de Vāsudeva, nasceu nele uma inimizade firme e vinculante contra Kṛṣṇa. O episódio mostra como a morte de um parente próximo pode endurecer a hostilidade até torná-la um voto assentado de vingança, preparando o cenário moral para conflitos futuros movidos pelo ressentimento, e não pelo discernimento.

निहतेwhen (he) was slain
निहते:
Adhikarana
TypeVerb
Rootनिहत (√हन् + नि, क्त)
Formmasculine, locative, singular
वासुदेवेनby Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)
वासुदेवेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootवासुदेव
Formmasculine, instrumental, singular
तदाthen
तदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
कंसेin/with regard to Kaṃsa
कंसे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकंस
Formmasculine, locative, singular
महीपतौthe king
महीपतौ:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमहीपति
Formmasculine, locative, singular
जातःarose/was born
जातः:
TypeVerb
Rootजात (√जन्, क्त)
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
वैindeed
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
वैरनिर्बन्धःfirm enmity/hostile resolve
वैरनिर्बन्धः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवैर-निर्बन्ध
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
कृष्णेनwith Kṛṣṇa
कृष्णेन:
TypeNoun
Rootकृष्ण
Formmasculine, instrumental, singular
सहtogether with
सह:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसह
तस्यof him/his
तस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine/neuter, genitive, singular
वैindeed
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
K
Kṛṣṇa
V
Vāsudeva
K
Kaṃsa

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how grief and attachment can crystallize into entrenched hostility (vaira-nirbandha), warning that revenge-driven fixation becomes a powerful ethical and narrative force that perpetuates conflict.

After Kaṃsa is killed by Kṛṣṇa (Vāsudeva’s son), a person connected to Kaṃsa develops a firm, binding enmity toward Kṛṣṇa, indicating the escalation of hostilities that will influence subsequent events.