Bhima Slays Jarasandha

Verse 1 (2.25.1)

भीमसेनस्ततः कृष्णमुवाच यदुनन्दनम् । बुद्धिमास्थाय विपुलां जरासन्धवधेप्सया ॥

bhīmasenastataḥ kṛṣṇamuvāca yadunandanam | buddhimāsthāya vipulāṃ jarāsandhavadhepsayā

Then Bhimasena, having settled on a far-reaching plan and eager to kill Jarasandha, spoke to Krishna, the delight of the Yadus:

Note on the text: Corrected जरासन्धवधोप्सया → जरासन्धवधेप्सया (misprint in Wikisource; वध + ईप्सया gives वधेप्सया, as in verse 3). The critical edition reads jarāsaṃdhajighāṃsayā here, a recension variant.

Verse 2 (2.25.2)

नायं पापो मया कृष्ण युक्तः स्यादनुरोधितुम् । प्रायेण यदुशार्दूल बान्धवक्षयकृत्तव ॥

nāyaṃ pāpo mayā kṛṣṇa yuktaḥ syādanurodhitum | prāyeṇa yaduśārdūla bāndhavakṣayakṛttava

"Krishna, tiger of the Yadus, it is not right for me to spare this wicked man any longer, for he has destroyed a great many of your kinsmen."

Verse 3 (2.25.3)

एवमुक्तस्ततः कृष्णः प्रत्युवाच वृकोदरम् । त्वरयन्पुरुषव्याघ्रो जरासन्धवधेप्सया ॥

evamuktastataḥ kṛṣṇaḥ pratyuvāca vṛkodaram | tvarayanpuruṣavyāghro jarāsandhavadhepsayā

So addressed, Krishna, tiger among men, intent on Jarasandha's death, answered Vrikodara, urging him to make haste:

Verse 4 (2.25.4)

यत्ते दैवं परं सत्त्वं यच्च ते मातरिश्वनः । बलं भीमं जरासन्धे दर्शयाशु तदद्य वै ॥

yatte daivaṃ paraṃ sattvaṃ yacca te mātariśvanaḥ | balaṃ bhīmaṃ jarāsandhe darśayāśu tadadya vai

"Bhima, show upon Jarasandha today, without delay, the supreme divine power that is yours and the terrible strength you have from the Wind.

Note on the text: Corrected सत्वं → सत्त्वं (misprint in Wikisource; the critical edition reads sattvaṃ).

Verse 5 (2.25.5)

तवैष वध्यो दुर्बुद्धिर्जरासन्धो महारथः । इत्यन्तरिक्षे त्वश्रौषं यदा वायुरवाप्यते ॥

tavaiṣa vadhyo durbuddhirjarāsandho mahārathaḥ | ityantarikṣe tvaśrauṣaṃ yadā vāyuravāpyate

"This evil-minded Jarasandha, great chariot-warrior though he is, is to be slain by you" — this I heard spoken in the sky when the Wind god was invoked.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension). Removed stray wiki quote mark(s).

Verse 6 (2.25.6)

गोमन्ते पर्वतश्रेष्ठे येनैष परिमोक्षितः । बलदेवबलं प्राप्य कोऽन्यो जीवेत्तु मागधात् ॥

gomante parvataśreṣṭhe yenaiṣa parimokṣitaḥ | baladevabalaṃ prāpya ko'nyo jīvettu māgadhāt

On Gomanta, best of mountains, Baladeva let him go. Who but the Magadhan could have met Baladeva's strength and lived?

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension).

Verse 7 (2.25.7)

तदस्य मृत्युर्विहितस्त्वदृते न महाबल । वायुं चिन्त्य महाबाहो जहीमं मगधाधिपम् ॥

tadasya mṛtyurvihitastvadṛte na mahābala | vāyuṃ cintya mahābāho jahīmaṃ magadhādhipam

So his death has been ordained at no hands but yours, mighty one. Call the Wind to mind, mighty-armed, and slay this lord of Magadha."

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension).

Verse 8 (2.25.8)

एवमुक्तस्ततो भीमो मनसाऽऽचिन्त्य मारुतम् । जनार्दनं नमस्कृत्य परिष्वज्य च फल्गुनम् ॥

evamuktastato bhīmo manasā''cintya mārutam | janārdanaṃ namaskṛtya pariṣvajya ca phalgunam

So addressed, Bhima called the Wind to mind, bowed to Janardana and embraced Phalguna.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension). Removed stray wiki quote mark(s).

Verse 9 (2.25.9)

प्रभञ्जनबलाविष्टो जरासन्धमरिन्दमः । उत्क्षिप्य भ्रामयामास बलवन्तं महाबलः ॥

prabhañjanabalāviṣṭo jarāsandhamarindamaḥ | utkṣipya bhrāmayāmāsa balavantaṃ mahābalaḥ

Filled with the might of the Wind, the mighty tamer of foes lifted the powerful Jarasandha high and whirled him round.

Note on the text: The first line differs from the critical edition (evam uktas tadā bhīmo), which the Wikisource commentary itself records as another reading; a recension variant.

Verse 10 (2.25.10)

भ्रामयित्वा शतगुणं जानुभ्यां भरतर्षभ । बभञ्ज पृष्ठं सङ्क्षिप्य निष्पिष्य विननाद च ॥

bhrāmayitvā śataguṇaṃ jānubhyāṃ bharatarṣabha | babhañja pṛṣṭhaṃ saṅkṣipya niṣpiṣya vinanāda ca

Having whirled him a hundred times, bull of the Bharatas, he bent him down upon his knees, broke his back, crushed him and roared.

Note on the text: Corrected पृष्टं → पृष्ठं (misprint in Wikisource; 'back', the critical edition reads pṛṣṭhe). जानुभ्यां for bhujābhyāṃ is a recension variant.

Verse 11 (2.25.11)

करे गृहीत्वा चरणं द्विधा चक्रे महाबलः । तस्य निष्पिष्यमाणस्य पाण्डवस्य च गर्जतः ॥

kare gṛhītvā caraṇaṃ dvidhā cakre mahābalaḥ | tasya niṣpiṣyamāṇasya pāṇḍavasya ca garjataḥ

Seizing a foot in his hand, the mighty one tore him in two. As Jarasandha was crushed and the Pandava roared,

Note on the text: The first line is not in the critical edition (vulgate recension); the second corresponds to CE 2.22.7ab.

Verse 12 (2.25.12)

अभवत्तुमुलो नादः सर्वप्राणिभयङ्करः । वित्रेसुर्मागधाः सर्वे स्त्रीणां गर्भाश्च सुस्रुवुः ॥

abhavattumulo nādaḥ sarvaprāṇibhayaṅkaraḥ | vitresurmāgadhāḥ sarve strīṇāṃ garbhāśca susruvuḥ

a tumultuous din arose that terrified every living being. All the Magadhans trembled, and the unborn children slipped from women's wombs

Note on the text: The lines correspond to CE 2.22.7cd and 2.22.8ab, which the automatic alignment missed.

Verse 13 (2.25.13)

भीमसेनस्य नादेन जरासन्धस्य चैव ह । किं नु स्याद्धिमवान्भिन्नः किंनुस्विद्दीर्यते मही ॥

bhīmasenasya nādena jarāsandhasya caiva ha | kiṃ nu syāddhimavānbhinnaḥ kiṃnusviddīryate mahī

at the roaring of Bhimasena and of Jarasandha. "Has the Himalaya split apart? Is the earth itself cracking open?"

Note on the text: The lines correspond to CE 2.22.8cd and 2.22.9ab, which the automatic alignment missed (स्याद्धिमवान् for svid dhimavān is a variant).

Verse 14 (2.25.14)

इति वै मागधा जज्ञुर्भीमसेनस्य निस्वनात् । ततस्तु भगवान्कृष्णो जरासन्धजिघांसया ॥

iti vai māgadhā jajñurbhīmasenasya nisvanāt | tatastu bhagavānkṛṣṇo jarāsandhajighāṃsayā

So the Magadhans thought at Bhimasena's roar. Then the blessed Krishna, intent on Jarasandha's death,

Note on the text: Corrected निखनात् → निस्वनात् (misprint in Wikisource; 'roar', the critical edition reads nisvanāt). The first line corresponds to CE 2.22.9ef; the second is not in the critical edition (vulgate recension). Removed stray wiki quote mark(s).

Verse 15 (2.25.15)

भीमसेनं समालोक्य नलं जग्राह पाणिना । द्विधा चिच्छेद वै तत्तु जरासन्धवधं प्रति ॥

bhīmasenaṃ samālokya nalaṃ jagrāha pāṇinā | dvidhā ciccheda vai tattu jarāsandhavadhaṃ prati

looked at Bhimasena, took a reed in his hand and split it in two, as a sign for the slaying of Jarasandha.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (vulgate recension); the critical edition records these lines only in its apparatus, as an insertion after 2.22.9.

Verse 16 (2.25.16)

ततस्त्वाज्ञाय तस्यैव पादमुत्क्षिप्य मारुतिः । द्विधा बभञ्ज तद्गात्रं प्राक्षिपद्विननाद च ॥

tatastvājñāya tasyaiva pādamutkṣipya mārutiḥ | dvidhā babhañja tadgātraṃ prākṣipadvinanāda ca

Understanding him, the son of the Wind seized Jarasandha's leg, tore his body in two, flung it down and roared.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (vulgate recension); the critical edition records these lines only in its apparatus, as an insertion after 2.22.9.

Verse 17 (2.25.17)

पुनः सन्धाय तु तदा जरासन्धः प्रतापवान् । भीमेन च समागम्य बाहुयुद्धं चकार ह ॥

punaḥ sandhāya tu tadā jarāsandhaḥ pratāpavān | bhīmena ca samāgamya bāhuyuddhaṃ cakāra ha

But mighty Jarasandha joined himself together again, closed with Bhima and fought him hand to hand.

Note on the text: Corrected जरान्धः → जरासन्धः (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped akshara, the critical edition's apparatus reads jarāsaṃdhaḥ). Not in the critical edition's constituted text (vulgate recension); the critical edition records these lines only in its apparatus, as an insertion after 2.22.9.

Verse 18 (2.25.18)

तयोः समभवद्युद्धं तुमुलं रोमहर्षणम् । सर्वलोकक्षयकरं सर्वभूतभयावहम् ॥

tayoḥ samabhavadyuddhaṃ tumulaṃ romaharṣaṇam | sarvalokakṣayakaraṃ sarvabhūtabhayāvaham

A tumultuous, hair-raising fight broke out between them, threatening ruin to all the worlds and dread to every creature.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (vulgate recension); the critical edition records these lines only in its apparatus, as an insertion after 2.22.9.

Verse 19 (2.25.19)

पुनः कृष्णस्तमिरिणं द्विधा विच्छिद्य माधवः । व्यत्यस्य प्राक्षिपत्तत्तु जरासन्धवधेप्सया ॥

punaḥ kṛṣṇastamiriṇaṃ dvidhā vicchidya mādhavaḥ | vyatyasya prākṣipattattu jarāsandhavadhepsayā

Again Krishna, Madhava, split the reed in two and, intent on Jarasandha's death, threw the halves down crosswise.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (vulgate recension); the critical edition records these lines only in its apparatus, as an insertion after 2.22.9.

Verse 20 (2.25.20)

भीमसेनस्तदा ज्ञात्वा निर्बिभेद च मागधम् । द्विधा व्यत्यस्य पादेन प्राक्षिपच्च ननाद ह ॥

bhīmasenastadā jñātvā nirbibheda ca māgadham | dvidhā vyatyasya pādena prākṣipacca nanāda ha

Then Bhimasena understood. He split the Magadhan apart, threw the two halves crosswise with his foot, and roared.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (vulgate recension); the critical edition records these lines only in its apparatus, as an insertion after 2.22.9.

Verse 21 (2.25.21)

शुष्कमांसास्थिमेदस्त्वग्भिन्नमस्तिष्कपिण्डकः । शवभूतस्तदा राजन्पिण्डीकृत इवाबभौ ॥

śuṣkamāṃsāsthimedastvagbhinnamastiṣkapiṇḍakaḥ | śavabhūtastadā rājanpiṇḍīkṛta ivābabhau

With his flesh, bones, fat and skin shrivelled and his brain burst into a lump, he looked then, O king, like a corpse kneaded into a ball.

Note on the text: Corrected पिण्डकटः → पिण्डकः (misprint in Wikisource; a stray akshara that also breaks the metre, the critical edition's apparatus reads -piṇḍakaḥ) and इवाबबौ → इवाबभौ (misprint; ābabhau). Not in the critical edition's constituted text (vulgate recension); the critical edition records these lines only in its apparatus, as an insertion after 2.22.9. Removed stray wiki quote mark(s).

Verse 22 (2.25.22)

ततो राज्ञः कुलद्वारि प्रसुप्तमिव तं नृपम् । रात्रौ गतासुमुत्सृज्य निश्चक्रमुररिन्दमाः ॥

tato rājñaḥ kuladvāri prasuptamiva taṃ nṛpam | rātrau gatāsumutsṛjya niścakramurarindamāḥ

Then the tamers of foes left the lifeless king at the gate of the royal house at night, lying as if asleep, and went out.

Verse 23 (2.25.23)

जरासन्धरथं कृष्णो योजयित्वा पताकिनम् । आरोप्य भ्रातरौ चैव मोक्षयामास बान्धवान् ॥

jarāsandharathaṃ kṛṣṇo yojayitvā patākinam | āropya bhrātarau caiva mokṣayāmāsa bāndhavān

Krishna yoked Jarasandha's bannered chariot, had the two brothers mount it, and set the captive kings, his kinsmen, free.

Verse 24 (2.25.24)

ते वै रत्नभुजं कृष्णं रत्नार्हं पृथिवीश्वराः । राजानं चक्रुरासाद्य मोक्षिता महतो भयात् ॥

te vai ratnabhujaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ ratnārhaṃ pṛthivīśvarāḥ | rājānaṃ cakrurāsādya mokṣitā mahato bhayāt

Those lords of the earth, freed from their great fear, came to Krishna, who was worthy of jewels, honoured him as their king and presented him with jewels.

Note on the text: Corrected रत्नुभुजं → रत्नभुजं and चक्ररासाद्य → चक्रुरासाद्य (misprints in Wikisource; the critical edition reads ratnabhujaṃ and cakrur āsādya). राजानं for rājānaś is a recension variant.

Verse 25 (2.25.25)

अक्षतः शस्त्रसम्पन्नो जितारिः सह राजभिः । रथमास्थाय तं दिव्यं निर्जगाम गिरिव्रजात् ॥

akṣataḥ śastrasampanno jitāriḥ saha rājabhiḥ | rathamāsthāya taṃ divyaṃ nirjagāma girivrajāt

Unscathed, armed and victorious over his enemy, he mounted that divine chariot and drove out of Girivraja with the kings.

Verse 26 (2.25.26)

यः स सोदर्यवान्नाम द्वियोधी कृष्णसारथिः । अभ्यासघाती सन्दृश्यो दुर्जयः सर्वराजभिः ॥

yaḥ sa sodaryavānnāma dviyodhī kṛṣṇasārathiḥ | abhyāsaghātī sandṛśyo durjayaḥ sarvarājabhiḥ

That chariot, named Sodaryavan, carried two warriors with Krishna as charioteer; it struck down foes at close quarters, was splendid to behold, and no king could overcome it.

Verse 27 (2.25.27)

भीमार्जुनाभ्यां योधाभ्यामास्थितः कृष्णसारथिः । शुशुभे रथवर्योऽसौ दुर्जयः सर्वधन्विभिः ॥

bhīmārjunābhyāṃ yodhābhyāmāsthitaḥ kṛṣṇasārathiḥ | śuśubhe rathavaryo'sau durjayaḥ sarvadhanvibhiḥ

Mounted by the two warriors Bhima and Arjuna, with Krishna as charioteer, that best of chariots shone, and no bowman could conquer it.

Verse 28 (2.25.28)

शक्रविष्णू हि सङ्ग्रामे चेरतुस्तारकामये । रथेन तेन वै कृष्ण उपारुह्य ययौ तदा ॥

śakraviṣṇū hi saṅgrāme ceratustārakāmaye | rathena tena vai kṛṣṇa upāruhya yayau tadā

In it Shakra and Vishnu had fought in the war over Taraka; now Krishna mounted that same chariot and set out.

Verse 29 (2.25.29)

एवमेतौ महाबाहू तदा दुष्करकारिणौ । कृष्णप्रणीतौ लोकेऽस्मिन्नथ को द्रष्टुमर्हति ॥

evametau mahābāhū tadā duṣkarakāriṇau | kṛṣṇapraṇītau loke'sminnatha ko draṣṭumarhati

"These two mighty-armed doers of hard deeds, guided by Krishna — who in this world can bear to look upon them?"

Note on the text: Corrected लोकेऽस्मिन्नथे → लोकेऽस्मिन्नथ (apparent misprint in Wikisource; नथे is not a word, and अथ gives sense and an eight-syllable line; the reading is uncertain and the critical edition has no parallel). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension). Speech of the townsfolk, who are named in the next verse. Removed stray wiki quote mark(s).

Verse 30 (2.25.30)

इत्यवोचन्व्रजन्तं तं जरासन्धपुरालयाः । वासुदेवं नरश्रेष्ठं युक्तं वातजवैर्हयैः ॥

ityavocanvrajantaṃ taṃ jarāsandhapurālayāḥ | vāsudevaṃ naraśreṣṭhaṃ yuktaṃ vātajavairhayaiḥ

So spoke the people of Jarasandha's city of Vasudeva, best of men, as he drove away behind horses swift as the wind.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension). Removed stray wiki quote mark(s).

Verse 31 (2.25.31)

तप्तचामीकराभेण किङ्किणीजालमालिना । मेघनिर्घोषनादेन जैत्रेणामित्रघातिना ॥

taptacāmīkarābheṇa kiṅkiṇījālamālinā | meghanirghoṣanādena jaitreṇāmitraghātinā

The chariot gleamed like refined gold, hung with nets of little bells; it thundered like a cloud, brought victory and slew enemies.

Verse 32 (2.25.32)

येन शक्रो दानवानां जघान नवतीर्नव । तं प्राप्य समहृष्यन्त रथं ते पुरुषर्षभाः ॥

yena śakro dānavānāṃ jaghāna navatīrnava | taṃ prāpya samahṛṣyanta rathaṃ te puruṣarṣabhāḥ

It was the chariot with which Shakra slew the Danavas, ninety-nine of them. Gaining it, those bulls among men rejoiced.

Note on the text: Corrected पुरुषर्थभाः → पुरुषर्षभाः (misprint in Wikisource; the critical edition reads puruṣarṣabhāḥ).

Verse 33 (2.25.33)

ततः कृष्णं महाबाहुं भ्रातृभ्यां सहितं तदा । रथस्थं मागधा दृष्ट्वा समपद्यन्त विस्मिताः ॥

tataḥ kṛṣṇaṃ mahābāhuṃ bhrātṛbhyāṃ sahitaṃ tadā | rathasthaṃ māgadhā dṛṣṭvā samapadyanta vismitāḥ

Then the Magadhans, seeing mighty-armed Krishna standing in the chariot with the two brothers, were struck with wonder.

Verse 34 (2.25.34)

हयैर्दिव्यैः समायुक्तो रथो वायुसमो जवे । अधिष्ठितः स शुशुभे कृष्णेनातीव भारत ॥

hayairdivyaiḥ samāyukto ratho vāyusamo jave | adhiṣṭhitaḥ sa śuśubhe kṛṣṇenātīva bhārata

Yoked with divine horses and swift as the wind, that chariot shone exceedingly, Bharata, with Krishna standing upon it.

Verse 35 (2.25.35)

असङ्गो देवविहितस्तस्मिन्रथवरे ध्वजः । योजनाद्ददृशे श्रीमानिन्द्रायुधसमप्रभः ॥

asaṅgo devavihitastasminrathavare dhvajaḥ | yojanāddadṛśe śrīmānindrāyudhasamaprabhaḥ

On that best of chariots stood a banner fashioned by the gods, untouching, glorious, gleaming like the rainbow and visible a yojana away.

Verse 36 (2.25.36)

चिन्तयामास कृष्णोऽथ गरुत्मन्तं स चाभ्ययात् । क्षणे तस्मिन्स तेनासीच्चैत्यवृक्ष इवोत्थितः ॥

cintayāmāsa kṛṣṇo'tha garutmantaṃ sa cābhyayāt | kṣaṇe tasminsa tenāsīccaityavṛkṣa ivotthitaḥ

Then Krishna thought of Garuda, and he came at once; in that moment the banner, bearing him, rose up like a lofty sacred tree.

Verse 37 (2.25.37)

व्यादितास्यैर्महानादैः सह भूतैर्ध्वजालयैः । तस्मिन्रथवरे तस्थौ गरुत्मान्पन्नगाशनः ॥

vyāditāsyairmahānādaiḥ saha bhūtairdhvajālayaiḥ | tasminrathavare tasthau garutmānpannagāśanaḥ

With the creatures that dwelt in the banner, gaping-mouthed and loudly roaring, Garuda, devourer of serpents, perched on that best of chariots.

Note on the text: Corrected गुरुत्मान् → गरुत्मान् (misprint in Wikisource; Garuda, गरुत्मन्तं in verse 36; the critical edition reads garutmān).

Verse 38 (2.25.38)

दुर्निरीक्ष्यो हि भूतानां तेजसाभ्यधिकं बभौ । आदित्य इव मध्याह्ने सहस्रकिरणावृतः ॥

durnirīkṣyo hi bhūtānāṃ tejasābhyadhikaṃ babhau | āditya iva madhyāhne sahasrakiraṇāvṛtaḥ

Hard for any creature to look upon, it blazed with surpassing brilliance, like the midday sun wrapped in its thousand rays.

Note on the text: Corrected तेजसाऽऽभ्याधिकं → तेजसाभ्यधिकं (misprint in Wikisource; अभ्यधिक 'surpassing', the critical edition reads tejasābhyadhikaṃ).

Verse 39 (2.25.39)

न स सज्जति वृक्षेषु शस्त्रैश्चापि न रिष्यते । दिव्यो ध्वजवरो राजन्दृश्यते चेह मानुषैः ॥

na sa sajjati vṛkṣeṣu śastraiścāpi na riṣyate | divyo dhvajavaro rājandṛśyate ceha mānuṣaiḥ

That divine, peerless banner, O king, never catches on trees and is not harmed by weapons, yet men can see it here.

Note on the text: Corrected न सज्जति → न स सज्जति (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped akshara leaves the line a syllable short, the critical edition reads na sa sajjati). चेह मानुषैः for devamānuṣaiḥ is a recension variant.

Verse 40 (2.25.40)

तमास्थाय रथं दिव्यं पर्जन्यसमनिःस्वनम् । निर्ययौ पुरुषव्याघ्रः पाण्डवाभ्यां सहाच्युतः ॥

tamāsthāya rathaṃ divyaṃ parjanyasamaniḥsvanam | niryayau puruṣavyāghraḥ pāṇḍavābhyāṃ sahācyutaḥ

Mounting that divine chariot, whose sound was like the rain-cloud's, Achyuta, tiger among men, went forth with the two Pandavas.

Note on the text: Corrected पर्जन्यसमनिः स्वनम् → पर्जन्यसमनिःस्वनम् (misprint in Wikisource; one compound broken by a space, the critical edition reads parjanyasamanisvanam).

Verse 41 (2.25.41)

यं लेभे वासवाद्राजा वसुस्तस्माद्बृहद्रथः । बृहद्रथात्क्रमेणैव प्राप्तो बार्हद्रथो रथम् ॥

yaṃ lebhe vāsavādrājā vasustasmādbṛhadrathaḥ | bṛhadrathātkrameṇaiva prāpto bārhadratho ratham

King Vasu had received this chariot from Vasava; from him it passed to Brihadratha, and from Brihadratha in due succession it came to Barhadratha.

Verse 42 (2.25.42)

स निर्याय महाबाहुः पुण्डरीकेक्षणस्ततः । गिरिव्रजाद्बहिस्तस्थौ समदेशे महायशाः ॥

sa niryāya mahābāhuḥ puṇḍarīkekṣaṇastataḥ | girivrajādbahistasthau samadeśe mahāyaśāḥ

Having left the city, the mighty-armed, lotus-eyed one of great fame halted outside Girivraja on level ground.

Verse 43 (2.25.43)

तत्रैनं नागराः सर्वे सत्कारेणाभ्ययुस्तदा । ब्राह्मणप्रमुखा राजन्विधिदृष्टेन कर्मणा ॥

tatrainaṃ nāgarāḥ sarve satkāreṇābhyayustadā | brāhmaṇapramukhā rājanvidhidṛṣṭena karmaṇā

There all the citizens, led by the brahmins, came to him with honour, O king, performing the rites the scriptures enjoin.

Verse 44 (2.25.44)

बन्धनाद्विप्रमुक्ताश्च राजानो मधुसूदनम् । पूजयामासुरूचुश्च स्तुतिपूर्वमिदं वचः ॥

bandhanādvipramuktāśca rājāno madhusūdanam | pūjayāmāsurūcuśca stutipūrvamidaṃ vacaḥ

And the kings, freed from their bonds, worshipped Madhusudana and spoke these words of praise:

Verse 45 (2.25.45)

नैतच्चित्रं महाबाहो त्वयि देवकिनन्दने । भीमार्जुनबलोपेते धर्मस्य प्रतिपालनम् ॥

naitaccitraṃ mahābāho tvayi devakinandane | bhīmārjunabalopete dharmasya pratipālanam

"It is no wonder, mighty-armed son of Devaki, that you, joined with the strength of Bhima and Arjuna, should uphold dharma.

Verse 46 (2.25.46)

जरासन्धह्रदे घोरे दुःखपङ्के निमज्जताम् । राज्ञां समभ्युद्धरणं यदिदं कृतमद्य वै ॥

jarāsandhahrade ghore duḥkhapaṅke nimajjatām | rājñāṃ samabhyuddharaṇaṃ yadidaṃ kṛtamadya vai

Today you have lifted out the kings who were sinking in the dreadful lake of Jarasandha, in a mire of misery.

Note on the text: Corrected समभ्युद्धरमं → समभ्युद्धरणं (misprint in Wikisource; 'rescue', the critical edition reads samabhyuddharaṇaṃ).

Verse 47 (2.25.47)

विष्णो समवसन्नानां गिरिदुर्गे सुदारुणे । दिष्ट्या मोक्षाद्यशो दीप्तमाप्तं ते यदुनन्दन ॥

viṣṇo samavasannānāṃ giridurge sudāruṇe | diṣṭyā mokṣādyaśo dīptamāptaṃ te yadunandana

Vishnu, we lay sunk in that terrible mountain fortress; by good fortune, delight of the Yadus, you have won blazing fame by setting us free.

Verse 48 (2.25.48)

किं कुर्मः पुरुषव्याघ्र शाधि नः प्रणतिस्थितान् । कृतमित्येव तद्विद्धि नृपैर्यद्यपि दुष्करम् ॥

kiṃ kurmaḥ puruṣavyāghra śādhi naḥ praṇatisthitān | kṛtamityeva tadviddhi nṛpairyadyapi duṣkaram

What shall we do, tiger among men? Command us, for we stand bowed before you. Know that whatever it is, however hard, the kings will count it as done."

Note on the text: Corrected कर्मः → कुर्मः, तद्विद्वि → तद्विद्धि and नृपैर्ययद्यपि → नृपैर्यद्यपि (misprints in Wikisource; the critical edition reads kiṃ kurmaḥ and nṛpair yady api, and विद्धि is the imperative). This is CE 2.22.34, which the automatic alignment missed because of these misprints.

Verse 49 (2.25.49)

तानुवाच हृषीकेशः समाश्वास्य महामनाः । युधिष्ठिरो राजसूयं क्रतुमाहर्तुमिच्छति ॥

tānuvāca hṛṣīkeśaḥ samāśvāsya mahāmanāḥ | yudhiṣṭhiro rājasūyaṃ kratumāhartumicchati

Great-souled Hrishikesha comforted them and said: "Yudhishthira wishes to perform the Rajasuya sacrifice.

Note on the text: Corrected हृम्पीकेशः → हृषीकेशः, समाश्चास्य → समाश्वास्य, यिधिष्ठिरो → युधिष्ठिरो and क्रतुमार्हतुमिच्छति → क्रतुमाहर्तुमिच्छति (misprints in Wikisource; the critical edition reads hṛṣīkeśaḥ samāśvāsya and yudhiṣṭhiro … kratum āhartum icchati).

Verse 50 (2.25.50)

तस्य धर्मप्रवृत्तस्य पार्थिवत्वं चिकीर्षतः । सर्वैर्भवद्भिर्विज्ञाय साहाय्यं क्रियतामिति ॥

tasya dharmapravṛttasya pārthivatvaṃ cikīrṣataḥ | sarvairbhavadbhirvijñāya sāhāyyaṃ kriyatāmiti

He is devoted to dharma and seeks to become sovereign of the earth. Knowing this, all of you should give him your help."

Verse 51 (2.25.51)

ततः सुप्रीतमनसस्ते नृपा नृपसत्तम । तथेत्येवाब्रुवन्सर्वे प्रतिगृह्यास्य तां गिरम् ॥

tataḥ suprītamanasaste nṛpā nṛpasattama | tathetyevābruvansarve pratigṛhyāsya tāṃ giram

Then those kings, best of kings, glad at heart, all said "So be it" and accepted his words.

Verse 52 (2.25.52)

रत्नभाजं च दाशार्हं चक्रुस्ते पृथिवीश्वराः । कृच्छ्राञ्जग्राह गोविन्दस्तेषां तदनुकम्पया ॥

ratnabhājaṃ ca dāśārhaṃ cakruste pṛthivīśvarāḥ | kṛcchrāñjagrāha govindasteṣāṃ tadanukampayā

The lords of the earth offered jewels to the Dasharha, and Govinda, out of compassion for them, accepted them with reluctance.

Verse 53 (2.25.53)

जरासन्धात्मजश्चैव सहदेवो महामनाः । निर्ययौ सजनामात्यः पुरस्कृत्य पुरोहितम् ॥

jarāsandhātmajaścaiva sahadevo mahāmanāḥ | niryayau sajanāmātyaḥ puraskṛtya purohitam

Jarasandha's son Sahadeva, high-minded, came out with his kinsmen and ministers, the family priest going before him.

Verse 54 (2.25.54)

स नीचैः प्रणतो भूत्वा बहुरत्नपुरोगमः । सहदेवो नृणां देवं वासुदेवमुपस्थितः ॥

sa nīcaiḥ praṇato bhūtvā bahuratnapurogamaḥ | sahadevo nṛṇāṃ devaṃ vāsudevamupasthitaḥ

Bowing low in humility, with many jewels carried before him, Sahadeva approached Vasudeva, god among men.

Note on the text: This is CE 2.22.40, which the automatic alignment missed (प्रणतो for praśrito is a recension variant).

Verse 55 (2.25.55)

भयार्ताय ततस्तस्मै कृष्णो दत्त्वाऽभयं तदा । आददेऽस्य महार्हाणि रत्नानि पुरुषोत्तमः ॥

bhayārtāya tatastasmai kṛṣṇo dattvā'bhayaṃ tadā | ādade'sya mahārhāṇi ratnāni puruṣottamaḥ

Krishna, best of beings, granted freedom from fear to the frightened prince and accepted his costly jewels.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); its first line nearly repeats CE 2.22.41ab, which Wikisource gives at verse 67.

Verse 56 (2.25.56)

यत्कृतं पुरुषव्याघ्र मम पित्रा जनार्दन । तत्ते हृदि महाबाहो न कार्यं पुरुषोत्तम ॥

yatkṛtaṃ puruṣavyāghra mama pitrā janārdana | tatte hṛdi mahābāho na kāryaṃ puruṣottama

"Tiger among men, Janardana, mighty-armed, best of beings, do not hold in your heart what my father did.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (vulgate recension); the critical edition records these lines only in its apparatus, as an insertion after 2.22.40.

Verse 57 (2.25.57)

त्वां प्रपन्नोऽस्मि गोविन्द प्रसादं कुरु मे प्रभो । पितुरिच्छामि संस्कारं कर्तुं देवकिनन्दन ॥

tvāṃ prapanno'smi govinda prasādaṃ kuru me prabho | pituricchāmi saṃskāraṃ kartuṃ devakinandana

I take refuge in you, Govinda; be gracious to me, my lord. Son of Devaki, I wish to perform my father's last rites.

Note on the text: Corrected प्रासदं → प्रसादं (misprint in Wikisource; the critical edition's apparatus reads prasādaṃ). Not in the critical edition's constituted text (vulgate recension); the critical edition records these lines only in its apparatus, as an insertion after 2.22.40.

Verse 58 (2.25.58)

त्वत्तोऽभ्यनुज्ञां सम्प्राप्य भीमसेनात्तथार्जुनात् । निर्भयो विचरिष्यामि यथाकामं यथासुखम् ॥

tvatto'bhyanujñāṃ samprāpya bhīmasenāttathārjunāt | nirbhayo vicariṣyāmi yathākāmaṃ yathāsukham

With leave from you, and from Bhimasena and Arjuna, I shall go about without fear, as I please and at ease."

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (vulgate recension); the critical edition records these lines only in its apparatus, as an insertion after 2.22.40.

Verse 59 (2.25.59)

एवं विज्ञाप्यमानस्य सहदेवस्य मारिष । प्रहृष्टो देवकीपुत्रः पाण्डवौ च महारथौ ॥

evaṃ vijñāpyamānasya sahadevasya māriṣa | prahṛṣṭo devakīputraḥ pāṇḍavau ca mahārathau

As Sahadeva made this plea, sir, the son of Devaki was pleased, and so were the two Pandava warriors,

Note on the text: Corrected पाण्डवै → पाण्डवौ (misprint in Wikisource; dual, agreeing with महारथौ; the critical edition's apparatus reads pāṇḍavau). Not in the critical edition's constituted text (vulgate recension); the critical edition records these lines only in its apparatus, as an insertion after 2.22.40.

Verse 60 (2.25.60)

क्रियतां संस्क्रिया राजन्पितुस्त इति चाब्रुवन् । तच्छ्रुत्वा वासुदेवस्य पार्थयोश्च स मागधः ॥

kriyatāṃ saṃskriyā rājanpitusta iti cābruvan | tacchrutvā vāsudevasya pārthayośca sa māgadhaḥ

and they said, "Let your father's rites be performed, king." Hearing these words of Vasudeva and the two sons of Pritha, the Magadhan

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (vulgate recension); the critical edition records these lines only in its apparatus, as an insertion after 2.22.40.

Verse 61 (2.25.61)

प्रविश्य नगरं तूर्णं सह मन्त्रिभिरप्युत । चितां चन्दनकाष्ठैश्च कालेयसरलैस्तथा ॥

praviśya nagaraṃ tūrṇaṃ saha mantribhirapyuta | citāṃ candanakāṣṭhaiśca kāleyasaralaistathā

quickly entered the city with his ministers. A pyre of sandalwood, of kaleya and sarala wood,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (vulgate recension); the critical edition records these lines only in its apparatus, as an insertion after 2.22.40.

Verse 62 (2.25.62)

कालागरुसुगन्धैश्च तैलैश्च विविधैरपि । घृतधाराशतैश्चैव सुमनोभिश्च भारत ॥

kālāgarusugandhaiśca tailaiśca vividhairapi | ghṛtadhārāśataiścaiva sumanobhiśca bhārata

and with fragrant black aloe-wood, with oils of many kinds, with hundreds of streams of ghee and with flowers, Bharata,

Note on the text: Corrected कालागरुसुनगन्धैश्च → कालागरुसुगन्धैश्च (misprint in Wikisource; a stray akshara that makes the line a syllable too long, the critical edition's apparatus reads kālāgurusugandhaiś ca). Not in the critical edition's constituted text (vulgate recension); the critical edition records these lines only in its apparatus, as an insertion after 2.22.40.

Verse 63 (2.25.63)

समन्तादेव कीर्यन्तोऽदहन्त मगधाधिपम् । उदकं तस्य चक्रेऽथ सहदेवः सहानुजः ॥

samantādeva kīryanto'dahanta magadhādhipam | udakaṃ tasya cakre'tha sahadevaḥ sahānujaḥ

strewing these all around, they burned the lord of Magadha. Then Sahadeva, with his younger brothers, offered him the water-libation.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (vulgate recension); the critical edition records these lines only in its apparatus, as an insertion after 2.22.40.

Verse 64 (2.25.64)

कृत्वा पितुः स्वर्गगतिं निर्ययौ यत्र केशवः । पाण्डवौ च महाभागौ भीमसेनार्जुनावुभौ ॥

kṛtvā pituḥ svargagatiṃ niryayau yatra keśavaḥ | pāṇḍavau ca mahābhāgau bhīmasenārjunāvubhau

Having secured his father's passage to heaven, he went out to where Keshava was, with the two illustrious Pandavas, Bhimasena and Arjuna.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (vulgate recension); the critical edition records these lines only in its apparatus, as an insertion after 2.22.40.

Verse 65 (2.25.65)

स प्रह्वः प्राञ्जलिर्भूत्वा व्यज्ञापयत माधवम् ॥

sa prahvaḥ prāñjalirbhūtvā vyajñāpayata mādhavam

Bowing humbly with joined palms, he made his request to Madhava:

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (vulgate recension); the critical edition records these lines only in its apparatus, as an insertion after 2.22.40. The verse is split at the heading सहदेव उवाच, which Wikisource prints between its two lines.

Verse 66 (2.25.66)

इमे रत्नानि भूरीणि गोजाविमहिषादयः ॥

ime ratnāni bhūrīṇi gojāvimahiṣādayaḥ

"These abundant jewels, the cattle, goats, sheep, buffaloes and the rest,

Note on the text: Corrected भूरिणी → भूरीणि (misprint in Wikisource; neuter plural, the critical edition's apparatus reads bhūrīṇi). Split from the preceding line at the heading सहदेव उवाच. Not in the critical edition's constituted text (vulgate recension); the critical edition records these lines only in its apparatus, as an insertion after 2.22.40.

Verse 67 (2.25.67)

हस्तिनोऽश्वाश्च गोविन्द वासांसि विविधानि च । दीयतां धर्मराजाय यथा वा मन्यते भवान् ॥

hastino'śvāśca govinda vāsāṃsi vividhāni ca | dīyatāṃ dharmarājāya yathā vā manyate bhavān

the elephants and horses, Govinda, and garments of many kinds — let them be given to the Dharma-king, or dispose of them as you think fit."

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (vulgate recension); the critical edition records these lines only in its apparatus, as an insertion after 2.22.40.

Verse 68 (2.25.68)

भयार्ताय ततस्तस्मै कृत्वा कृष्णोऽभयं तदा । अभ्यषिञ्चत राजानं सहदेवं जनार्दनः ॥

bhayārtāya tatastasmai kṛtvā kṛṣṇo'bhayaṃ tadā | abhyaṣiñcata rājānaṃ sahadevaṃ janārdanaḥ

Then Krishna, Janardana, having given freedom from fear to the frightened Sahadeva, consecrated him as king,

Note on the text: The first line corresponds to CE 2.22.41ab and the second to 2.22.41cd with a different wording (a recension variant); the automatic alignment missed it.

Verse 69 (2.25.69)

मागधानां महीपालं जरासन्धात्मजं तदा । आददे च महार्हाणि रत्नानि पुरुषोत्तमः ॥

māgadhānāṃ mahīpālaṃ jarāsandhātmajaṃ tadā | ādade ca mahārhāṇi ratnāni puruṣottamaḥ

Jarasandha's son, as ruler of the Magadhas; and the best of beings accepted the costly jewels.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension).

Verse 70 (2.25.70)

गत्वैकत्वं स कृष्णेन पार्थाभ्यां चापि सत्कृतः । विवेश मतिमान्राजा पुनर्बार्हद्रथं पुरम् ॥

gatvaikatvaṃ sa kṛṣṇena pārthābhyāṃ cāpi satkṛtaḥ | viveśa matimānrājā punarbārhadrathaṃ puram

Having made alliance with Krishna and been honoured by the two Parthas, the wise king went back into the city of the Brihadrathas.

Note on the text: Corrected मतिमान्त्राजा → मतिमान्राजा (misprint in Wikisource; a stray त्, the critical edition reads rājā matimān). The other differences from the critical edition are recension variants.

Verse 71 (2.25.71)

पार्थाभ्यां सहितः कृष्णः सर्वैश्च वसुधाधिपैः । यथावयः समागम्य विससर्ज नराधिपान् ॥

pārthābhyāṃ sahitaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ sarvaiśca vasudhādhipaiḥ | yathāvayaḥ samāgamya visasarja narādhipān

Krishna, with the two Parthas, met all the lords of the earth, each in order of age, and then took leave of them.

Note on the text: Corrected पार्थाभायं → पार्थाभ्यां (misprint in Wikisource; instrumental dual 'with the two Parthas'). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension).

Verse 72 (2.25.72)

विसृज्य सर्वान्नृपतीन्राजसूये महात्मभिः । आगन्तव्यं भवद्भिश्च धर्मराजप्रियेप्सुभिः ॥

visṛjya sarvānnṛpatīnrājasūye mahātmabhiḥ | āgantavyaṃ bhavadbhiśca dharmarājapriyepsubhiḥ

Taking leave of all the kings, he said: "Great-souled ones, you must come to the Rajasuya, if you wish to please the Dharma-king."

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension).

Verse 73 (2.25.73)

एवमुक्ता माधवेन सर्वे ते वसुधाधिपाः । एवमस्त्विति चाप्युक्त्वा समेताः परया मुदा ॥

evamuktā mādhavena sarve te vasudhādhipāḥ | evamastviti cāpyuktvā sametāḥ parayā mudā

So addressed by Madhava, all those lords of the earth said "So be it" and gathered together in great joy.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension).

Verse 74 (2.25.74)

भीमार्जुनहृषीकेशैः प्रहृष्टाः प्रययुस्तदा । रत्नान्यादाय भूरीणि ज्वलन्तो रिपुसूदनाः ॥

bhīmārjunahṛṣīkeśaiḥ prahṛṣṭāḥ prayayustadā | ratnānyādāya bhūrīṇi jvalanto ripusūdanāḥ

Glad at heart, those destroyers of foes, blazing with splendour, took abundant jewels and set out with Bhima, Arjuna and Hrishikesha.

Note on the text: Corrected भूरीणी → भूरीणि (misprint in Wikisource; neuter plural). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension). Removed stray wiki quote mark(s).

Verse 75 (2.25.75)

कृष्णस्तु सह पार्थाभ्यां श्रिया परमया युतः । रत्नान्यादाय भूरीणि प्रययौ पुरुषर्षभः ॥

kṛṣṇastu saha pārthābhyāṃ śriyā paramayā yutaḥ | ratnānyādāya bhūrīṇi prayayau puruṣarṣabhaḥ

Krishna, bull among men, endowed with the highest glory, took the abundant jewels and set out with the two Parthas.

Note on the text: Corrected भूरिणी → भूरीणि (misprint in Wikisource; the critical edition reads bhūrīṇi). युतः and पुरुषर्षभः for jvalan and puṣkarekṣaṇaḥ are recension variants.

Verse 76 (2.25.76)

इन्द्रप्रस्थमुपागम्य पाण्डवाभ्यां सहाच्युतः । समेत्य धर्मराजानं प्रीयमाणोऽभ्यभाषत ॥

indraprasthamupāgamya pāṇḍavābhyāṃ sahācyutaḥ | sametya dharmarājānaṃ prīyamāṇo'bhyabhāṣata

Reaching Indraprastha with the two Pandavas, Achyuta met the Dharma-king and, well pleased, said:

Verse 77 (2.25.77)

दिष्ट्या भीमेन बलवाञ्जरासन्धो निपातितः । राजानो मोक्षिताश्चेमे बन्धनान्नृपसत्तम ॥

diṣṭyā bhīmena balavāñjarāsandho nipātitaḥ | rājāno mokṣitāśceme bandhanānnṛpasattama

"By good fortune, best of kings, mighty Jarasandha has been struck down by Bhima, and these kings have been freed from their bonds.

Verse 78 (2.25.78)

दिष्ट्या कुशलिनौ चेमौ भीमसेनधनञ्जयौ । पुनः स्वनगरं प्राप्तावक्षताविति भारत ॥

diṣṭyā kuśalinau cemau bhīmasenadhanañjayau | punaḥ svanagaraṃ prāptāvakṣatāviti bhārata

By good fortune, Bharata, these two, Bhimasena and Dhananjaya, are well, and have come back unhurt to their own city."

Verse 79 (2.25.79)

ततो युधिष्ठिरः कृष्णं पूजयित्वा यथार्हतः । भीमसेनार्जुनौ चैव प्रहृष्टः परिषस्वजे ॥

tato yudhiṣṭhiraḥ kṛṣṇaṃ pūjayitvā yathārhataḥ | bhīmasenārjunau caiva prahṛṣṭaḥ pariṣasvaje

Then Yudhishthira honoured Krishna as was fitting and joyfully embraced Bhimasena and Arjuna.

Verse 80 (2.25.80)

ततः क्षीणे जरासन्धे भ्रातृभ्यां विहितं जयम् । अजातशत्रुरासाद्य मुमुदे भ्रातृभिः सह ॥

tataḥ kṣīṇe jarāsandhe bhrātṛbhyāṃ vihitaṃ jayam | ajātaśatrurāsādya mumude bhrātṛbhiḥ saha

With Jarasandha destroyed, Ajatashatru, having won the victory his brothers had secured, rejoiced with his brothers.

Note on the text: This is CE 2.22.48, which the automatic alignment missed.

Verse 81 (2.25.81)

हृष्टश्च धर्मराड्वाक्यं जनार्दनमभाषत । त्वां प्राप्य पुरुषव्याघ्र भीमसेनेन पातितः ॥

hṛṣṭaśca dharmarāḍvākyaṃ janārdanamabhāṣata | tvāṃ prāpya puruṣavyāghra bhīmasenena pātitaḥ

Delighted, the Dharma-king said to Janardana: "Because we had you, tiger among men, Bhimasena has struck down

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (vulgate recension); the critical edition records these lines only in its apparatus, as an insertion after 2.22.48. Removed stray wiki quote mark(s).

Verse 82 (2.25.82)

मागधोऽसौ बलोन्मत्तो जरासन्धः प्रतापवान् । राजसूयं क्रतुश्रेष्ठं प्राप्स्यामि विगतज्वरः ॥

māgadho'sau balonmatto jarāsandhaḥ pratāpavān | rājasūyaṃ kratuśreṣṭhaṃ prāpsyāmi vigatajvaraḥ

that mighty Magadhan Jarasandha, drunk with his own strength. Now I shall attain the Rajasuya, best of sacrifices, free from anxiety.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (vulgate recension); the critical edition records these lines only in its apparatus, as an insertion after 2.22.48.

Verse 83 (2.25.83)

त्वद्बुद्धिबलमाश्रित्य यागार्होऽस्मि जनार्दन । पीतं पृथिव्याः क्रुद्धेन यशस्ते पुरुषोत्तम ॥

tvadbuddhibalamāśritya yāgārho'smi janārdana | pītaṃ pṛthivyāḥ kruddhena yaśaste puruṣottama

It is by relying on the strength of your wisdom, Janardana, that I am fit for the sacrifice. In your wrath, best of beings, you have drunk up the glory of the earth;

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (vulgate recension); the critical edition records these lines only in its apparatus, as an insertion after 2.22.48.

Verse 84 (2.25.84)

जरासन्धवधेनैव प्राप्तास्ते विपुलाः श्रियः ॥

jarāsandhavadhenaiva prāptāste vipulāḥ śriyaḥ

by the slaying of Jarasandha alone great fortune has come to you."

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (vulgate recension); the critical edition records these lines only in its apparatus, as an insertion after 2.22.48. The verse is split at the heading वैशम्पायन उवाच, which Wikisource prints between its two lines.

Verse 85 (2.25.85)

एवं सम्भाष्य कौन्तेयः प्रादाद्रथवरं प्रभोः ॥

evaṃ sambhāṣya kaunteyaḥ prādādrathavaraṃ prabhoḥ

Having spoken thus, the son of Kunti gave that best of chariots to the lord.

Note on the text: Split from the preceding line at the heading वैशम्पायन उवाच. Not in the critical edition's constituted text (vulgate recension); the critical edition records these lines only in its apparatus, as an insertion after 2.22.48.

Verse 86 (2.25.86)

प्रतिगृह्य तु गोविन्दो जरासन्धस्य तं रथम् ॥

pratigṛhya tu govindo jarāsandhasya taṃ ratham

Govinda accepted that chariot of Jarasandha.

Note on the text: A single line in Wikisource (2-25-84a), as in the critical edition's apparatus; the sense is complete. Not in the critical edition's constituted text (vulgate recension); the critical edition records these lines only in its apparatus, as an insertion after 2.22.48.

Verse 87 (2.25.87)

प्रहृष्टस्तस्य मुमुदे फल्गुनेन जनार्दनः । प्रीतिमानभवद्राजन्धर्मराजपुरस्कृतः ॥

prahṛṣṭastasya mumude phalgunena janārdanaḥ | prītimānabhavadrājandharmarājapuraskṛtaḥ

Delighted, Janardana rejoiced in it together with Phalguna, and was glad, O king, honoured by the Dharma-king.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (vulgate recension); the critical edition records these lines only in its apparatus, as an insertion after 2.22.48. Removed stray wiki quote mark(s).

Verse 88 (2.25.88)

यथावयः समागम्य भ्रातृभिः सह पाण्डवः । सत्कृत्य पूजयित्वा च विससर्ज नराधिपान् ॥

yathāvayaḥ samāgamya bhrātṛbhiḥ saha pāṇḍavaḥ | satkṛtya pūjayitvā ca visasarja narādhipān

The Pandava, with his brothers, met the kings each in order of age, honoured and worshipped them, and gave them leave to go.

Verse 89 (2.25.89)

युधिष्ठिराभ्यनुज्ञातास्ते नृपा हृष्टमानसाः । जग्मुः स्वदेशांस्त्वरिता यानैरुच्चावचैस्ततः ॥

yudhiṣṭhirābhyanujñātāste nṛpā hṛṣṭamānasāḥ | jagmuḥ svadeśāṃstvaritā yānairuccāvacaistataḥ

Given leave by Yudhishthira, the kings, glad at heart, hurried to their own lands in carriages great and small.

Verse 90 (2.25.90)

एवं पुरुषशार्दूलो महाबुद्धिर्जनार्दनः । पाण्डवैर्घातयामास जरासन्धमरिं तदा ॥

evaṃ puruṣaśārdūlo mahābuddhirjanārdanaḥ | pāṇḍavairghātayāmāsa jarāsandhamariṃ tadā

Thus did Janardana, tiger among men, of great wisdom, have his enemy Jarasandha slain by the Pandavas.

Verse 91 (2.25.91)

घातयित्वा जरासन्धं बुद्धिपूर्वमरिन्दमः । धर्मराजमनुज्ञाप्य पृथां कृष्णां च भारत ॥

ghātayitvā jarāsandhaṃ buddhipūrvamarindamaḥ | dharmarājamanujñāpya pṛthāṃ kṛṣṇāṃ ca bhārata

Having had Jarasandha slain by careful design, the tamer of foes took leave of the Dharma-king, of Pritha and of Krishna, Bharata,

Verse 92 (2.25.92)

सुभद्रां भीमसेनं च फाल्गुनं यमजौ तथा । धौम्यमामन्त्रयित्वा च प्रययौ स्वां पुरीं प्रति ॥

subhadrāṃ bhīmasenaṃ ca phālgunaṃ yamajau tathā | dhaumyamāmantrayitvā ca prayayau svāṃ purīṃ prati

of Subhadra, of Bhimasena, of Phalguna and the twins, bade farewell to Dhaumya, and set out for his own city.

Verse 93 (2.25.93)

पाण्डवैरनुधावद्भिर्युधिष्ठिरपुरोगमैः । हर्षेण महता युक्तः प्राप्य चानुत्तमं यशः । जगाम हृष्टः कृष्णस्तु पुनर्द्वारवतीं पुरीम् ॥

pāṇḍavairanudhāvadbhiryudhiṣṭhirapurogamaiḥ | harṣeṇa mahatā yuktaḥ prāpya cānuttamaṃ yaśaḥ | jagāma hṛṣṭaḥ kṛṣṇastu punardvāravatīṃ purīm

Escorted by the Pandavas, who followed him with Yudhishthira at their head, filled with great joy and having won unsurpassed fame, Krishna went gladly back to the city of Dvaravati.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension). Removed stray wiki quote mark(s).

Verse 94 (2.25.94)

तेनैव रथमुख्येन मनसस्तुल्यगामिना । धर्मराजविसृष्टेन दिव्येनानादयन्दिशः ॥

tenaiva rathamukhyena manasastulyagāminā | dharmarājavisṛṣṭena divyenānādayandiśaḥ

He went in that same foremost chariot, swift as thought, which the Dharma-king had given him, making the quarters ring with its divine sound.

Note on the text: मनसस्तुल्यगामिना for taruṇādityavarcasā is a recension variant.

Verse 95 (2.25.95)

ततो युधिष्ठिरमुखाः पाण्डवा भरतर्षभ । प्रदक्षिणमकुर्वन्त कृष्णमक्लिष्टकारिणम् ॥

tato yudhiṣṭhiramukhāḥ pāṇḍavā bharatarṣabha | pradakṣiṇamakurvanta kṛṣṇamakliṣṭakāriṇam

Then the Pandavas, led by Yudhishthira, bull of the Bharatas, walked around Krishna, doer of deeds without strain, keeping him on their right.

Verse 96 (2.25.96)

ततो गते भगवति कृष्णे देवकिनन्दने । जयं लब्ध्वा सुविपुलं राज्ञां दत्त्वाऽभयं तदा ॥

tato gate bhagavati kṛṣṇe devakinandane | jayaṃ labdhvā suvipulaṃ rājñāṃ dattvā'bhayaṃ tadā

When the blessed Krishna, son of Devaki, had gone, the Pandavas, having won a very great victory and granted the kings freedom from fear,

Verse 97 (2.25.97)

संवर्धितं यशो भूयः कर्मणा तेन भारत । द्रौपद्याः पाण्डवा राजन्परां प्रीतिमवर्धयन् ॥

saṃvardhitaṃ yaśo bhūyaḥ karmaṇā tena bhārata | draupadyāḥ pāṇḍavā rājanparāṃ prītimavardhayan

found their fame greatly increased by that deed, Bharata; and the Pandavas, O king, made Draupadi's joy still greater.

Verse 98 (2.25.98)

तस्मिन्काले तु यद्युक्तं धर्मकामार्थसंहितम् । तद्राजा धर्मतश्चक्रे प्रजापालनकीर्तनम् ॥

tasminkāle tu yadyuktaṃ dharmakāmārthasaṃhitam | tadrājā dharmataścakre prajāpālanakīrtanam

At that time the king did, in accordance with dharma, all that was fitting and in keeping with dharma, pleasure and wealth, and won renown for protecting his people.