Shloka 11
Samrāt-Lakṣaṇa and the Counsel to Check Jarāsandha (सम्राट्-लक्षणं जरासन्ध-प्रतिबाधा-परामर्शः)
Devanagari script
तमेव च महाराज शिष्यवत् समुपस्थित:
Transliteration
tam eva ca mahārāja śiṣyavat samupasthitaḥ
Translation
大王啊，正是那个人走上前来，像弟子一般侍立在他面前——谦恭俯顺，摆出求教受训之人的姿态。
Word by Word
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
एवindeed/only
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
महाराजO great king
महाराज:
TypeNoun (vocative address)
Rootमहाराज
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
शिष्यवत्like a disciple
शिष्यवत्:
TypeAdjective/Adverb (indeclinable-like usage)
Rootशिष्यवत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
समुपस्थितःhas approached/was present (having come near)
समुपस्थितः:
Karta
TypeVerb (past participle)
Rootसम्-उप-स्था (धातु: स्था)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच
Characters & Entities
M
mahārāja (addressed king)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical value of humility: approaching a superior or teacher with the attitude of a disciple signals readiness to learn, self-restraint, and respect—qualities central to dharma and right conduct.
A person comes before another figure (contextually, someone of authority or knowledge) and presents himself respectfully, adopting the demeanor of a student seeking instruction; the king is addressed as the listener to this report.