Shloka 9

Jarāsandha-vadha-upadeśa and the Departure toward Magadha (जरासन्धवधोपदेशः मागधप्रस्थानं च)

Devanagari script

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच एवमुक्‍्त्वा तु सा राजंस्तत्रैवान्तरधीयत । स संगृहा कुमारं तं॑ प्रविवेश गृहं नूप:,श्रीकृष्ण कहते हैं--राजन्‌! ऐसा कहकर जरा राक्षसी वहीं अन्तर्धान हो गयी और राजा उस बालकको लेकर अपने महलमें चले आये

Transliteration

śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca evam uktvā tu sā rājan tatraivāntaradhīyata | sa saṅgṛhya kumāraṃ taṃ praviveśa gṛhaṃ nṛpaḥ ||

Translation

Śrī Kṛṣṇa nói: “Muôn tâu Đại vương, nói xong như thế, nữ rākṣasī ấy liền biến mất ngay tại chỗ. Nhà vua bèn bồng lấy đứa trẻ, đem về và trở vào cung điện.”

Word by Word

श्रीकृष्णःŚrī Kṛṣṇa

उवाचsaid

एवम्thus

उक्त्वाhaving said

तुbut/and

साshe

राजन्O king

तत्रthere

एवindeed/just

अन्तर्धीयतvanished, became invisible

सःhe

संगृह्यhaving taken/collected (taking along)

कुमारम्the boy, prince

तम्that (one), him

प्रविवेशentered

गृहम्house, palace

Speaker

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śrī Kṛṣṇa

the king (nṛpa/rājan)

the rākṣasī (female rākṣasa)

the boy (kumāra)

palace/house (gṛha)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights royal duty and ethical guardianship: a king is expected to protect and take responsibility for the vulnerable (here, a child), acting decisively once danger or uncertainty has passed.

What is happening in the narrative?

After speaking, the rākṣasī vanishes on the spot. The king then takes the boy with him and goes into his palace, indicating the child’s acceptance into protection and care.