Shloka 47

Samrāt-Lakṣaṇa and the Counsel to Check Jarāsandha (सम्राट्-लक्षणं जरासन्ध-प्रतिबाधा-परामर्शः)

Devanagari script

ततो वयं महाराज तं मन्त्र पूर्वमन्त्रितम्‌

Transliteration

tato vayaṃ mahārāja taṃ mantra pūrvamantritam

Translation

Rồi sau đó, tâu đại vương, chúng tôi tiến hành theo kế hoạch ấy—một kế đã được bàn định và nhất trí từ trước.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable)

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग (सर्वनाम), प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज (महा + राजन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• तम्: him / that (person)
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• मन्त्रपूर्वम्: after consultation; with prior counsel
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मन्त्रपूर्व (मन्त्र + पूर्व)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable)

• मन्त्रितम्: consulted; advised; deliberated (upon)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन्त्र् (धातु) → मन्त्रित (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrīkṛṣṇa
• mahārāja (the addressed king)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes acting on decisions formed through prior consultation and careful deliberation (mantra), highlighting prudence and ethical governance over impulsive action.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śrīkṛṣṇa addresses a king and indicates that 'we' moved forward with a previously discussed and settled plan, signaling a transition from counsel to execution within the unfolding events.