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:

Transliteration

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

Translation

圣克里希纳说道：“噢，国王啊，那罗刹女说罢此言，便在原地倏然隐没。国王遂将那孩子抱入怀中收为己护，带着他回入宫殿。”

Word by Word

• श्रीकृष्णः: Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• श्रीकृष्णः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीकृष्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• उक्त्वा: having said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Active

• तु: but/and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• सा: she
• सा: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• अन्तर्धीयत: vanished, became invisible
• Type: Verb
• Root: अन्तर्धा
• Form: Imperfect, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• संगृह्य: having taken/collected (taking along)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-ग्रह्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Active

• कुमारम्: the boy, prince
• कुमारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तम्: that (one), him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रविवेश: entered
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-विश्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• गृहम्: house, palace
• गृहम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• the king (nṛpa/rājan)
• the rākṣasī (female rākṣasa)
• the boy (kumāra)
• palace/house (gṛha)

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.