Mahabharata · 2.14.14–15
॥
Devanāgarī
रत्नभाजो हि राजानो जरासंधम् उपासते ॥
न च तुष्यति तेनापि बाल्याद् अनयम् आस्थितः ॥
मूर्धाभिषिक्तं नृपतिं प्रधानपुरुषं बलात् ॥
आदत्ते न च नो दृष्टो ऽभागः पुरुषतः क्व चित् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
ratnabhājo hi rājāno jarāsaṃdham upāsate ||
na ca tuṣyati tenāpi bālyād anayam āsthitaḥ ||
mūrdhābhiṣiktaṃ nṛpatiṃ pradhānapuruṣaṃ balāt ||
ādatte na ca no dṛṣṭo 'bhāgaḥ puruṣataḥ kva cit ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
रत्न-भाजः हि राजानःratna-bhājaḥ hi rājānaḥkings possessed of treasures
जरासंधम् उपासतेjarāsaṃdham upāsateserve Jarasandha,
न च तुष्यति तेन अपिna ca tuṣyati tena apibut even with that he is not content,
बाल्यात् अनयम् आस्थितःbālyāt anayam āsthitaḥabiding in lawlessness through folly;
मूर्ध-अभिषिक्तम् नृपतिम्mūrdha-abhiṣiktam nṛpatiman anointed [consecrated] sovereign,
प्रधान-पुरुषम् बलात्pradhāna-puruṣam balāta foremost man, by force
आदत्ते न च नो दृष्टःādatte na ca no dṛṣṭaḥhe seizes; and nowhere have we seen
अभागः पुरुषतः क्व चित्abhāgaḥ puruṣataḥ kva citany exemption [rescue] from his power.
रत्नभाजोratnabhājooriginal form «ratnabhājo», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
राजानोrājānooriginal form «rājāno», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तेनापिtenāpioriginal form «tenāpi», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
बाल्याद्bālyādoriginal form «bālyād», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मूर्धाभिषिक्तंmūrdhābhiṣiktaṃoriginal form «mūrdhābhiṣiktaṃ», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नृपतिंnṛpatiṃoriginal form «nṛpatiṃ», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रधानपुरुषंpradhānapuruṣaṃoriginal form «pradhānapuruṣaṃ», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दृष्टोdṛṣṭooriginal form «dṛṣṭo», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽभागः'bhāgaḥoriginal form «'bhāgaḥ», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
"Kings possessed of treasures serve Jarasandha, but even with that he is not content, abiding in lawlessness through folly; he seizes by force an anointed sovereign, a foremost man, and nowhere have we seen any rescue from his power."
Version
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Here the insatiability of the tyrant is revealed: submission and gifts are not enough for him — he encroaches upon anointed kings themselves. It is significant that lawlessness knows no measure: one who permits himself injustice will not stop there. Thus the scripture reveals that evil, meeting no barrier, grows without limit; and further — of the bitter fate of the captives.