Shloka 4
Jarāsandha-nipātana, rāja-mokṣa, and rājasūya-sāhāyya-prārthanā
Jarāsandha’s fall, liberation of kings, and request for support
अतोडन्यथा चरँल्लोके धर्मज्ञ: सन् महारथ: | वृजिनां गतिमाप्रोति श्रेयसो<5प्युपहन्ति च,किसीके धर्म (और अर्थ)-में बाधा डालनेसे अवश्य ही मनको बड़ा संताप होता है। जो धर्मज्ञ महारथी क्षत्रिय लोकमें धर्मके विपरीत आचरण करता हुआ किसी निरपराध व्यक्तिपर दूसरोंके धन और धर्मके नाशका दोष लगाता है, वह कष्टमयी गतिको प्राप्त होता है और अपनेको कल्याणसे भी वंचित कर लेता है; इसमें संशय नहीं है
atoḍan yathā caraṁl loke dharmajñaḥ san mahārathaḥ | vṛjināṁ gatim āpnoti śreyaso 'py upahanti ca ||
Jarāsandha disse: “Aquele que, embora seja um grande guerreiro de carro e conhecedor do dharma, comporta-se no mundo contra o dharma—obstruindo o dever e a riqueza legítimos de outrem e até imputando a um inocente a perda dos bens e do mérito alheios—cai certamente num destino doloroso e pecaminoso e ainda destrói o próprio bem-estar. Disso não há dúvida.”
जरासंध उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even a powerful and learned person (a dharma-knowing mahāratha) who acts against dharma—especially by obstructing others’ rightful good or blaming the innocent—incurs a sinful, painful destiny and undermines his own true welfare (śreyas).
Jarāsandha is delivering a moral warning within his speech: he frames unrighteous conduct—particularly harming others’ dharma/wealth and making unjust accusations—as self-destructive, leading to vṛjina-gati (a grievous end) and loss of śreyas.