Shloka 32
Samrāt-Lakṣaṇa and the Counsel to Check Jarāsandha (सम्राट्-लक्षणं जरासन्ध-प्रतिबाधा-परामर्शः)
Devanagari script
भोजराजन्यवृद्धैश्व पीड्यमानैर्दुरात्मना
Transliteration
bhojarājanyavṛddhaiś ca pīḍyamānaiḥ durātmanā
Translation
భోజులలోను రాజన్య క్షత్రియులలోను ఉన్న వృద్ధులు సైతం ఆ దురాత్మునిచేత పీడింపబడుతున్నారు.
Word by Word
भोजBhojas (a people/tribe)
भोज:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभोज
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
राजन्यवृद्धैःby the elder nobles/warriors
राजन्यवृद्धैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्यवृद्ध
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
पीड्यमानैःbeing oppressed/harassed (by)
पीड्यमानैः:
Karana
TypeVerb
Rootपीड्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural, शानच् (present passive participle)
दुरात्मनाby the wicked-souled one
दुरात्मना:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootदुरात्मन्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
Speaker
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhojasR
rājanyas (Kṣatriya nobles)V
vṛddhas (elders)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Power used to oppress the vulnerable—especially elders and respected members of society—is marked as adharma; righteous rule is measured by protection, not domination.
Kṛṣṇa describes a situation where elders among the Bhojas and royal Kṣatriyas are suffering oppression at the hands of a single evil-intentioned person, highlighting moral disorder and the need for corrective action.