Shloka 15

Jarāsandha-nipātana, rāja-mokṣa, and rājasūya-sāhāyya-prārthanā

Jarāsandha’s fall, liberation of kings, and request for support

Devanagari script

नास्ति लोके पुमानन्य: क्षत्रियेष्विति चैव तत्‌ मन्यसे स च ते राजन्‌ सुमहान्‌ बुद्धिविप्लव:

Transliteration

nāsti loke pumān anyaḥ kṣatriyeṣv iti caiva tat manyase sa ca te rājan sumahān buddhiviplavaḥ

Translation

రాజా! ఈ లోకంలోని క్షత్రియులలో నాతో సమానుడు మరెవడూ లేడని నీవు భావిస్తే, అది నీ బుద్ధికి వచ్చిన మహా భ్రమ.

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अस्ति: is/exists
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (अस्ति)
• Form: Present, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• पुमान्: a man
• पुमान्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुमांस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अन्यः: another
• अन्यः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• क्षत्रियेषु: among the Kshatriyas
• क्षत्रियेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्रिय
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• इति: thus/that (quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• तत्: that (notion/statement)
• तत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• मन्यसे: you think/consider
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (मन्यते)
• Form: Present, 2nd, Singular, Atmanepada

• सः: that/it (he/that thing)
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• ते: of you/your
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• सुमहान्: very great
• सुमहान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुमहत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बुद्धि-विप्लवः: confusion/delusion of understanding
• बुद्धि-विप्लवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि + विप्लव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrīkṛṣṇa
• rājan (the addressed king)
• kṣatriyas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse warns against pride and distorted self-assessment: believing oneself uniquely unsurpassed is presented as a serious confusion of intellect, undermining ethical judgment and dharmic conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Krishna addresses a king who has formed an inflated belief about Krishna’s unmatched status among kṣatriyas; Krishna rebukes this assumption as a major delusion, correcting the king’s understanding.