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Chapter 22: The Descendants of Ajamīḍha

Verse 8 of 36
SB 9.22.8

अन्यस्यामपि भार्यायां शकले द्वे बृहद्रथात् ये मात्रा बहिरुत्सृष्टे जरया चाभिसन्धिते जीव जीवेति क्रीडन्त्या जरासन्धो ऽभवत्सुतः

anyasyām api bhāryāyāṁ śakale dve bṛhadrathāt ye mātrā bahir utsṛṣṭe jarayā cābhisandhite jīva jīveti krīḍantyā jarāsandho 'bhavat sutaḥ

Synonyms

anyasyāmin another; apialso; bhāryāyāmwife; śakaleparts; dvetwo; bṛhadrathātfrom Bṛhadratha; yewhich two parts; mātrāby the mother; bahiḥ utsṛṣṭebecause of rejection; jarayāby the demoness named Jarā; caand; abhisandhitewhen they were joined together; jīva jīva itiO living entity, be alive; krīḍantyāplaying like that; jarāsandhaḥJarāsandha; abhavatwas generated; sutaḥa son..

Translation

Through the womb of another wife, Bṛhadratha begot two halves of a son. When the mother saw those two halves she rejected them, but later a she-demon named Jarā playfully joined them and said, "Come to life, come to life!" Thus the son named Jarāsandha was born.

Verse 8 of 36