Shloka 14

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

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

Devanagari script

ते त्वां ज्ञातिक्षयकरं वयमार्तानुसारिण: । ज्ञातिवद्धिनिमित्तार्थ विनिहन्तुमिहागता:

Transliteration

te tvāṁ jñātikṣayakaraṁ vayam ārtānusāriṇaḥ | jñātivṛddhinimittārthaṁ vinihantum ihāgatāḥ ||

Translation

เจ้าคือผู้ทำลายญาติของตนเอง ส่วนพวกเรายืนเคียงข้างผู้ทุกข์ยากยามคับขัน ดังนั้นเพื่อคุ้มครองและธำรงเครือญาติของเราให้มั่นคง เราจึงมาที่นี่เพื่อปราบเจ้า

Word by Word

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Accusative, Singular

• ज्ञातिक्षयकरम्: causing the destruction of kinsmen
• ज्ञातिक्षयकरम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्ञाति-क्षय-कर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Plural

• आर्तानुसारिणः: followers/supporters of the distressed
• आर्तानुसारिणः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आर्त-अनुसारिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ज्ञातिवृद्धिनिमित्तार्थम्: for the purpose/reason of increasing (our) kinsmen
• ज्ञातिवृद्धिनिमित्तार्थम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञाति-वृद्धि-निमित्त-अर्थ
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• विनिहन्तुम्: to slay
• विनिहन्तुम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-हन्
• Form: Tumun (infinitive), Parasmaipada (usage)

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• आगताः: having come
• आगताः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम्
• Form: Kta (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• jñāti (kinsmen/relatives)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames violence as morally justified only when it functions as dharmic restraint: stopping one who harms his own kin and protecting the afflicted, with the stated aim of preserving and strengthening the community rather than pursuing mere vengeance.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śrī Kṛṣṇa (as given in the prompt) addresses an opponent, accusing him of causing the ruin of his own relatives. He declares that ‘we’ have come as defenders of the distressed and, for the sake of their own kinsmen’s welfare, intend to kill or subdue the wrongdoer.