Shloka 30

Kirmīra-rākṣasa-saṃgamaḥ (Encounter and Slaying of Kirmīra) | किर्मीरेण सह भीमसेनसमागमः

Devanagari script

जारूथ्यामाहुति: क्राथ: शिशुपालो जनै: सह । जरासंधश्ष शैब्यक्ष शतधन्वा च निर्जित:,भगवन्‌! आपने जारूथी नगरीमें आहुति, क्राथ, साथियोंसहित शिशुपाल, जरासंध, शैब्य और शतधन्वाको परास्त किया

Transliteration

jārūthyām āhutiḥ krāthaḥ śiśupālo janaiḥ saha | jarāsandhaś ca śaibyaś ca śatadhanvā ca nirjitaḥ, bhagavan |

Translation

Arjuna nói: “Ôi Đấng Tôn Quý! Tại thành Jārūthī, Ngài đã khuất phục Āhuti và Krātha; lại còn chế ngự Śiśupāla cùng bè đảng của hắn; cũng như vậy, Ngài đã đánh bại Jarāsandha, Śaibya và Śatadhanvan.”

Word by Word

जारूथ्याम्in (the city) Jārūthī

आहुतिःĀhuti (a person named Āhuti)

क्राथःKrātha (a person named Krātha)

शिशुपालःŚiśupāla

जनैःwith people/attendants

सहtogether with

जरासन्धःJarāsandha

शैब्यःŚaibya

शतधन्वाŚatadhanvan

चand

निर्जितःwere conquered/defeated

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Arjuna

Jārūthī

Āhuti

Krātha

Śiśupāla

Jarāsandha

Śaibya

Śatadhanvan

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

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 the dharmic ideal of righteous strength: a great leader’s power is measured not merely by victory, but by the capacity to restrain disruptive rulers and protect order. It also underscores the ethical weight of fame—renown is grounded in actions that restore stability.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna addresses a revered figure (“Bhagavan”) and recalls a sequence of past victories: in Jārūthī, several notable kings/warriors—Āhuti, Krātha, Śiśupāla with his supporters, Jarāsandha, Śaibya, and Śatadhanvan—are said to have been defeated/subdued.