Shloka 37

Jarā’s Account and the Enthronement of Jarāsandha (जरासंधोत्पत्तिः अभिषेकश्च)

Devanagari script

उद्विग्ने सह सम्मन्त्रय ते भगिन्यौ तदाबले । सजीवे प्राणिशकले तत्यजाते सुदु:ःखिते,उनका हृदय उद्दिग्न हो उठा; अबला ही तो थीं। उन दोनों बहिनोंने अत्यन्त दुःखी होकर परस्पर सलाह करके उन दोनों टुकड़ोंको, जिनमें जीव तथा प्राण विद्यमान थे, त्याग दिया

Transliteration

udvigne saha sammantrya te bhaginyau tadābale | sajīve prāṇiśakale tatyajāte suduḥkhite ||

Translation

அவர்களின் உள்ளம் கலங்கியது; அவர்கள் உதவியற்ற பெண்கள். மிகுந்த துயரத்தில் அந்த இரு சகோதரிகளும் ஒருவருடன் ஒருவர் ஆலோசித்து, உயிரும் பிராணனும் இன்னும் உள்ள அந்த இரு உயிர்த்துண்டுகளையும் கைவிட்டனர்.

Word by Word

उद्विग्नेwhen (they two) were agitated

सहtogether

सम्मन्त्रयhaving consulted

तेthose two

भगिन्यौtwo sisters

तदाthen

अबलेhelpless (women), weak

सजीवेin/with life present

प्राणि-शकलेin the living pieces/fragments

तत्यजातेthey two abandoned/left

सुदुःखितेdeeply sorrowful

Speaker

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

śrīkṛṣṇa (speaker)

bhaginyau (two sisters)

prāṇiśakala (living fragments/pieces)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights ethical distress under helplessness: when overwhelmed by fear and sorrow, people may make tragic choices. It implicitly invites reflection on compassion and responsibility, while recognizing human limitation in moments of crisis.

What is happening in the narrative?

Two sisters, shaken and powerless, confer with each other and, in great grief, abandon two living fragments (described as still containing life-breath). The narration emphasizes their agitation and sorrow rather than portraying the act as deliberate malice.