Yudhajit and Virasena Prepare for Battle

Verse 1 (devibhagavatam.3.14.1)

जनमेजय उवाच । श्रुतो वै हरिणा क्लृप्तो यज्ञो विस्तरतो द्विज । महिमानं तथाम्बाया वद विस्तरतो मम

janamejaya uvāca śruto vai hariṇā klṛpto yajño vistarato dvija mahimānaṁ tathāmbāyā vada vistarato mama

Janamejaya said: "I have indeed heard, O brahmin, of the sacrifice arranged by Hari, in detail; now tell me likewise, in full detail, of the glory of the Mother.

Verse 2 (devibhagavatam.3.14.2)

श्रुत्वा देव्याश्चरित्रं वै कुर्वे मखमनुत्तमम् । प्रसादात्तव विप्रेन्द्र भविष्यामि च पावनः

śrutvā devyāścaritraṁ vai kurve makhamanuttamam prasādāttava viprendra bhaviṣyāmi ca pāvanaḥ

"Having heard the story of the Goddess, I shall perform the most excellent sacrifice; by your grace, O lord of brahmins, I shall become purified."

Verse 3 (devibhagavatam.3.14.3)

व्यास उवाच । शृणु राजन्प्रवक्ष्यामि देव्याश्चरितमुत्तमम् । इतिहासं पुराणञ्च कथयामि सुविस्तरम्

vyāsa uvāca śṛṇu rājanpravakṣyāmi devyāścaritamuttamam itihāsaṁ purāṇañca kathayāmi suvistaram

Vyasa said: "Listen, O king, I shall tell the excellent story of the Goddess; I shall relate this history and ancient legend in full detail.

Verse 4 (devibhagavatam.3.14.4)

कोसलेषु नृपश्रेष्ठः सूर्यवंशसमुद्भवः । पुष्यपुत्रो महातेजा ध्रुवसन्धिरिति स्मृतः

kosaleṣu nṛpaśreṣṭhaḥ sūryavaṁśasamudbhavaḥ puṣyaputro mahātejā dhruvasandhiriti smṛtaḥ

"In the Kosala country there was a king most excellent, born of the Solar dynasty, the son of Pushya, of great splendour, remembered by the name Dhruvasandhi.

Verse 5 (devibhagavatam.3.14.5)

धर्मात्मा सत्यसन्धश्च वर्णाश्रमहिते रतः । अयोध्यायां समृद्धायां राज्यं चक्रे शुचिव्रतः

dharmātmā satyasandhaśca varṇāśramahite rataḥ ayodhyāyāṁ samṛddhāyāṁ rājyaṁ cakre śucivrataḥ

"Righteous of soul, true to his word, devoted to the welfare of the varnas and ashramas, pure in his vows, he ruled his kingdom in prosperous Ayodhya.

Verse 6 (devibhagavatam.3.14.6)

ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्रिया वैश्याः शूद्राश्चान्ये तथा द्विजाः । स्वां स्वां वृत्तिं समास्थाय तद्राज्ये धर्मतोऽभवन्

brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyā vaiśyāḥ śūdrāścānye tathā dvijāḥ svāṁ svāṁ vṛttiṁ samāsthāya tadrājye dharmato'bhavan

"Brahmins, kshatriyas, vaishyas, shudras, and other twice-born people, each abiding by their own respective occupations, lived righteously in that kingdom.

Verse 7 (devibhagavatam.3.14.7)

न चौराः पिशुना धूर्तास्तस्य राज्ये च कुत्रचित् । दम्भाः कृतघ्ना मूर्खाश्च वसन्ति किल मानवाः

na caurāḥ piśunā dhūrtāstasya rājye ca kutracit dambhāḥ kṛtaghnā mūrkhāśca vasanti kila mānavāḥ

"In his kingdom, nowhere at all did thieves, slanderers, or rogues, nor indeed hypocritical, ungrateful, or foolish men, dwell.

Verse 8 (devibhagavatam.3.14.8)

एवं वै वर्तमानस्य नृपस्य कुरुसत्तम । द्वे पत्न्यौ रूपसम्पन्ने ह्यासतुः कामभोगदे

evaṁ vai vartamānasya nṛpasya kurusattama dve patnyau rūpasampanne hyāsatuḥ kāmabhogade

"O best of the Kurus, while this king thus reigned, he had two wives, both endowed with beauty, granting the enjoyment of desire.

Verse 9 (devibhagavatam.3.14.9)

मनोरमा धर्मपत्नी सुरूपाऽतिविचक्षणा । लीलावती द्वितीया च साऽपि रूपगुणान्विता

manoramā dharmapatnī surūpā'tivicakṣaṇā līlāvatī dvitīyā ca sā'pi rūpaguṇānvitā

"Manorama was his lawfully-wedded chief wife, of excellent form, most discerning; and Lilavati was the second, she too endowed with beauty and virtue.

Verse 10 (devibhagavatam.3.14.10)

विजहार सपत्नीभ्यां गृहेषूपवनेषु च । क्रीडागिरौ दीर्घिकासु सौधेषु विविधेषु च

vijahāra sapatnībhyāṁ gṛheṣūpavaneṣu ca krīḍāgirau dīrghikāsu saudheṣu vividheṣu ca

"He sported with his two wives in his palaces and gardens, on pleasure-hills, by lotus-pools, and in various palace-towers.

Verse 11 (devibhagavatam.3.14.11)

मनोरमा शुभे काले सुषुवे पुत्रमुत्तमम् । सुदर्शनाभिधं पुत्रं राजलक्षणसंयुतम्

manoramā śubhe kāle suṣuve putramuttamam sudarśanābhidhaṁ putraṁ rājalakṣaṇasaṁyutam

"Manorama, at an auspicious time, gave birth to an excellent son, named Sudarshana, endowed with all the marks of royalty.

Verse 12 (devibhagavatam.3.14.12)

लीलावत्यपि तत्पत्नी मासेनैकेन भामिनी । सुषुवे सुन्दरं पुत्रं शुभे पक्षे दिने तथा

līlāvatyapi tatpatnī māsenaikena bhāminī suṣuve sundaraṁ putraṁ śubhe pakṣe dine tathā

"Lilavati too, that other wife, within a single month, gave birth to a beautiful son, likewise on an auspicious day in the bright fortnight.

Verse 13 (devibhagavatam.3.14.13)

चकार नृपतिस्तत्र जातकर्मादिकं द्वयोः । ददौ दानानि विप्रेभ्यः पुत्रजन्मप्रमोदितः

cakāra nṛpatistatra jātakarmādikaṁ dvayoḥ dadau dānāni viprebhyaḥ putrajanmapramoditaḥ

"The king performed the birth-rites and the like for both sons; delighted at the birth of his sons, he gave gifts to the brahmins.

Verse 14 (devibhagavatam.3.14.14)

प्रीतिं तयोः समां राजा चकार सुतयोर्नृप । नृपश्चकार सौहार्देष्वन्तरं न कदाचन

prītiṁ tayoḥ samāṁ rājā cakāra sutayornṛpa nṛpaścakāra sauhārdeṣvantaraṁ na kadācana

"The king showed equal affection to both his sons; the king never made any distinction between them in his affectionate regard.

Verse 15 (devibhagavatam.3.14.15)

चूडाकर्म तयोश्चक्रे विधिना नृपसत्तमः । यथाविभवमेवासौ प्रीतियुक्तः परन्तपः

cūḍākarma tayoścakre vidhinā nṛpasattamaḥ yathāvibhavamevāsau prītiyuktaḥ parantapaḥ

"That best of kings, the scorcher of foes, performed the tonsure ceremony for both, according to rule, filled with affection, and according to his wealth.

Verse 16 (devibhagavatam.3.14.16)

कृतचूडौ सुतौ कामं जह्रतुर्नृपतेर्मनः । क्रीडमानावुभौ कान्तौ लोकानामनुरञ्जकौ

kṛtacūḍau sutau kāmaṁ jahraturnṛpatermanaḥ krīḍamānāvubhau kāntau lokānāmanurañjakau

"The two sons, their tonsure performed, greatly captivated the king's heart; both were charming, playing together, delighting the people.

Verse 17 (devibhagavatam.3.14.17)

तयोः सुदर्शनो ज्येष्ठो लीलावत्याः सुतः शुभः । शत्रुजित्संज्ञकः कामं चाटुवाक्यो बभूव ह

tayoḥ sudarśano jyeṣṭho līlāvatyāḥ sutaḥ śubhaḥ śatrujitsaṁjñakaḥ kāmaṁ cāṭuvākyo babhūva ha

"Of the two, Sudarshana was the elder; and the auspicious son of Lilavati was named Shatrujit, and became, indeed, quite a flatterer of speech.

Verse 18 (devibhagavatam.3.14.18)

नृपतेः प्रीतिजनको मञ्जुवाक्चारुदर्शनः । प्रजानां वल्लभः सोऽभूत्तथा मन्त्रिजनस्य वै

nṛpateḥ prītijanako mañjuvākcārudarśanaḥ prajānāṁ vallabhaḥ so'bhūttathā mantrijanasya vai

"Delighting his father the king, of sweet speech, of charming appearance, he became beloved of the subjects, and likewise of the ministers.

Verse 19 (devibhagavatam.3.14.19)

तथा तस्मिन्नृपः प्रीतिञ्चकार गुणयोगतः । मन्दभाग्यान्मन्दभावो न तथा वै सुदर्शने

tathā tasminnṛpaḥ prītiñcakāra guṇayogataḥ mandabhāgyānmandabhāvo na tathā vai sudarśane

"Thus the king felt affection for him because of his evident qualities; and, because of his own ill fortune, the king did not feel that same affection toward Sudarshana.

Verse 20 (devibhagavatam.3.14.20)

एवं गच्छति काले तु ध्रुवसन्धिर्नृपोत्तमः । जगाम वनमध्येऽसौ मृगयाभिरतः सदा

evaṁ gacchati kāle tu dhruvasandhirnṛpottamaḥ jagāma vanamadhye'sau mṛgayābhirataḥ sadā

"Thus time passed, and King Dhruvasandhi, that excellent king, ever fond of hunting, went one day into the depths of the forest.

Verse 21 (devibhagavatam.3.14.21)

निघ्नन्मृगान् रुरून्कम्बून्सूकरान्गवयाञ्छशान् । महिषाञ्छरभान्खड्गांश्चिक्रीड नृपतिर्वने

nighnanmṛgān rurūnkambūnsūkarāngavayāñchaśān mahiṣāñcharabhānkhaḍgāṁścikrīḍa nṛpatirvane

"Slaying deer, ruru-antelopes, kambu-deer, boars, wild oxen, hares, buffaloes, sharabhas, and rhinoceroses, the king sported in the forest.

Verse 22 (devibhagavatam.3.14.22)

क्रीडमाने नृपे तत्र वने घोरेऽतिदारुणे । उदतिष्ठन्निकुञ्जात्तु सिंहः परमकोपनः

krīḍamāne nṛpe tatra vane ghore'tidāruṇe udatiṣṭhannikuñjāttu siṁhaḥ paramakopanaḥ

"While the king was thus sporting in that terrible, most fearsome forest, a lion, exceedingly enraged, rose up from a thicket.

Verse 23 (devibhagavatam.3.14.23)

राज्ञा शिलीमुखेनादौ विद्धः क्रोधवशं गतः । दृष्ट्वाग्रे नृपतिं सिंहो ननाद मेघनिःस्वनः

rājñā śilīmukhenādau viddhaḥ krodhavaśaṁ gataḥ dṛṣṭvāgre nṛpatiṁ siṁho nanāda meghaniḥsvanaḥ

"First pierced by the king's arrow, it fell into the sway of fury; seeing the king before it, the lion roared with a sound like thunder.

Verse 24 (devibhagavatam.3.14.24)

कृत्वा चोर्ध्वं स लाङ्गूलं प्रसारितबृहत्सटः । हन्तुं नृपतिमाकाशादुत्पपातातिकोपनः

kṛtvā cordhvaṁ sa lāṅgūlaṁ prasāritabṛhatsaṭaḥ hantuṁ nṛpatimākāśādutpapātātikopanaḥ

"Raising its tail upward, its great mane bristling, most enraged, it leapt from the ground into the air to kill the king.

Verse 25 (devibhagavatam.3.14.25)

नृपतिस्तरसा वीक्ष्य दधारासिं करे तदा । वामे चर्म समादाय स्थितः सिंह इवापरः

nṛpatistarasā vīkṣya dadhārāsiṁ kare tadā vāme carma samādāya sthitaḥ siṁha ivāparaḥ

"The king, swiftly seeing it, then grasped his sword in his hand, and, taking his shield in his left hand, stood there like a second lion.

Verse 26 (devibhagavatam.3.14.26)

सेवकास्तस्य ये सर्वे तेऽपि बाणान्पृथक्पृथक् । अमुञ्चन्कुपिताः कामं सिंहोपरि रुषान्विताः

sevakāstasya ye sarve te'pi bāṇānpṛthakpṛthak amuñcankupitāḥ kāmaṁ siṁhopari ruṣānvitāḥ

"All of his attendants, too, filled with anger, each let loose their arrows separately upon the lion.

Verse 27 (devibhagavatam.3.14.27)

हाहाकारो महानासीत्सम्प्रहारश्च दारुणः । उत्पपात ततः सिंहो नृपस्योपरि दारुणः

hāhākāro mahānāsītsamprahāraśca dāruṇaḥ utpapāta tataḥ siṁho nṛpasyopari dāruṇaḥ

"A great cry of alarm arose, and a terrible battle ensued; the fearsome lion then leapt upon the king.

Verse 28 (devibhagavatam.3.14.28)

तं पतन्तं समालोक्य खड्गेनाभ्यहनन्नृपः । सोऽपि क्रूरैर्नखाग्रैश्च तत्रागत्य विदारितः

taṁ patantaṁ samālokya khaḍgenābhyahanannṛpaḥ so'pi krūrairnakhāgraiśca tatrāgatya vidāritaḥ

"Seeing it falling upon him, the king struck at it with his sword; but the lion too, coming upon him, tore him with its cruel claws.

Verse 29 (devibhagavatam.3.14.29)

स नखैराहतो राजा पपात च ममार वै । चुक्रुशुः सैनिकास्ते तु निर्जघ्नुर्विशिखैस्तदा

sa nakhairāhato rājā papāta ca mamāra vai cukruśuḥ sainikāste tu nirjaghnurviśikhaistadā

"The king, struck by the claws, fell and died; the soldiers cried out in alarm, and then struck the lion down with their arrows.

Verse 30 (devibhagavatam.3.14.30)

मृतः सिंहोऽपि तत्रैव भूपतिश्च तथा मृतः । सैनिकैर्मन्त्रिमुख्याश्च तत्रागत्य निवेदिताः

mṛtaḥ siṁho'pi tatraiva bhūpatiśca tathā mṛtaḥ sainikairmantrimukhyāśca tatrāgatya niveditāḥ

"The lion too died right there, and the king likewise died. The soldiers went and reported this to the chief ministers.

Verse 31 (devibhagavatam.3.14.31)

परलोकगतं भूपं श्रुत्वा ते मन्त्रिसत्तमाः । संस्कारं कारयामासुर्गत्वा तत्र वनान्तिके

paralokagataṁ bhūpaṁ śrutvā te mantrisattamāḥ saṁskāraṁ kārayāmāsurgatvā tatra vanāntike

"Hearing that the king had gone to the other world, those best of ministers went to that place at the edge of the forest and performed his funeral rites.

Verse 32 (devibhagavatam.3.14.32)

परलोकक्रियां सर्वां वसिष्ठो विधिपूर्वकम् । कारयामास तत्रैव परलोकसुखावहम्

paralokakriyāṁ sarvāṁ vasiṣṭho vidhipūrvakam kārayāmāsa tatraiva paralokasukhāvaham

"Vasishtha there had all the rites for the departed performed according to due rule, bringing happiness to him in the next world.

Verse 33 (devibhagavatam.3.14.33)

प्रजाः प्रकृतयश्चैव वसिष्ठश्च महामुनिः । सुदर्शनं नृपं कर्तुं मन्त्रं चक्रुः परस्परम्

prajāḥ prakṛtayaścaiva vasiṣṭhaśca mahāmuniḥ sudarśanaṁ nṛpaṁ kartuṁ mantraṁ cakruḥ parasparam

"The subjects, the ministers, and the great sage Vasishtha deliberated together about making Sudarshana king.

Verse 34 (devibhagavatam.3.14.34)

धर्मपत्नीसुतः शान्तः पुरुषश्च सुलक्षणः । अयं नृपासनार्हश्च ह्यब्रुवन्मन्त्रिसत्तमाः

dharmapatnīsutaḥ śāntaḥ puruṣaśca sulakṣaṇaḥ ayaṁ nṛpāsanārhaśca hyabruvanmantrisattamāḥ

"'He is the son of the lawfully-wedded wife, gentle, a man of excellent auspicious marks — he is fit for the royal throne' — thus spoke the chief ministers.

Verse 35 (devibhagavatam.3.14.35)

वसिष्ठोऽपि तथैवाह योग्योऽयं नृपतेः सुतः । बालोऽपि धर्मवान् राजा नृपासनमिहार्हति

vasiṣṭho'pi tathaivāha yogyo'yaṁ nṛpateḥ sutaḥ bālo'pi dharmavān rājā nṛpāsanamihārhati

"Vasishtha likewise said the same: 'This son of the king is fitting; though a child, he is righteous — this king is worthy of the royal throne here.'"

Verse 36 (devibhagavatam.3.14.36)

कृते मन्त्रे मन्त्रिवृद्धैर्युधाजिन्नाम पार्थिवः । तत्राजगाम तरसा श्रुत्वा तूज्जयिनीपतिः

kṛte mantre mantrivṛddhairyudhājinnāma pārthivaḥ tatrājagāma tarasā śrutvā tūjjayinīpatiḥ

"While this counsel was being taken by the senior ministers, a king named Yudhajit, the lord of Ujjayini, hearing of this, swiftly arrived there —

Verse 37 (devibhagavatam.3.14.37)

मृतं जामातरं श्रुत्वा लीलावत्याः पिता तदा । तत्राजगाम त्वरितो दौहित्रप्रियकाम्यया

mṛtaṁ jāmātaraṁ śrutvā līlāvatyāḥ pitā tadā tatrājagāma tvarito dauhitrapriyakāmyayā

"— he was the father of Lilavati, and, hearing that his son-in-law had died, he then hastened there out of love for his grandson.

Verse 38 (devibhagavatam.3.14.38)

वीरसेनस्तथाऽऽयातः सुदर्शनहितेच्छया । कलिङ्गाधिपतिश्चैव मनोरमापिता नृपः

vīrasenastathā''yātaḥ sudarśanahitecchayā kaliṅgādhipatiścaiva manoramāpitā nṛpaḥ

"Virasena likewise arrived, desiring the welfare of Sudarshana — he was the king, the lord of Kalinga, and the father of Manorama.

Verse 39 (devibhagavatam.3.14.39)

उभौ तौ सैन्यसंयुक्तौ नृपौ साध्वससंस्थितौ । चक्रतुर्मन्त्रिमुख्यैस्तैर्मन्त्रं राज्यस्य कारणात्

ubhau tau sainyasaṁyuktau nṛpau sādhvasasaṁsthitau cakraturmantrimukhyaistairmantraṁ rājyasya kāraṇāt

"Both those kings, accompanied by their armies, gathered together anxiously, and deliberated with those chief ministers concerning the affair of the kingdom.

Verse 40 (devibhagavatam.3.14.40)

युधाजित्तु तदाऽपृच्छज्ज्येष्ठः कः सुततोर्द्वयोः । राज्यं प्राप्नोति ज्येष्ठो वै न कनीयान्कदाचन

yudhājittu tadā'pṛcchajjyeṣṭhaḥ kaḥ sutatordvayoḥ rājyaṁ prāpnoti jyeṣṭho vai na kanīyānkadācana

"Yudhajit then asked: 'Who among the two sons is the elder? For it is the elder who obtains the kingdom — never, indeed, the younger.'"

Verse 41 (devibhagavatam.3.14.41)

वीरसेनोऽपि तत्राह धर्मपत्नीसुतः किल । राज्यार्हः स यथा राजन् शास्त्रज्ञेभ्यो मया श्रुतम्

vīraseno'pi tatrāha dharmapatnīsutaḥ kila rājyārhaḥ sa yathā rājan śāstrajñebhyo mayā śrutam

"Virasena, too, said there: 'The son of the lawfully-wedded wife is indeed the one entitled to the kingdom, O king — thus I have heard from those who know the scriptures.'"

Verse 42 (devibhagavatam.3.14.42)

युधाजित्पुनराहेदं ज्येष्ठोऽयं च यथा गुणैः । राजलक्षणसंयुक्तो न तथायं सुदर्शनः

yudhājitpunarāhedaṁ jyeṣṭho'yaṁ ca yathā guṇaiḥ rājalakṣaṇasaṁyukto na tathāyaṁ sudarśanaḥ

"Yudhajit spoke again, saying: 'This one is the elder in terms of qualities, and endowed with the royal marks; this Sudarshana is not so.'"

Verse 43 (devibhagavatam.3.14.43)

विवादोऽत्र सुसम्पन्नो नृपयोस्तत्र लुब्धयोः । कः सन्देहमपाकर्तुं क्षमः स्यादतिसङ्कटे

vivādo'tra susampanno nṛpayostatra lubdhayoḥ kaḥ sandehamapākartuṁ kṣamaḥ syādatisaṅkaṭe

"A great dispute thus arose there between those two kings, both greedy for power; who indeed could be capable of resolving this doubt, amid such extreme distress?

Verse 44 (devibhagavatam.3.14.44)

युधाजिन्मन्त्रिणः प्राह यूयं स्वार्थपराः किल । सुदर्शनं नृपं कृत्वा धनं भोक्तुं किलेच्छथ

yudhājinmantriṇaḥ prāha yūyaṁ svārthaparāḥ kila sudarśanaṁ nṛpaṁ kṛtvā dhanaṁ bhoktuṁ kilecchatha

"Yudhajit said to the ministers: 'You are indeed intent upon your own self-interest — you wish, indeed, by making Sudarshana king, to enjoy his wealth.'

Verse 45 (devibhagavatam.3.14.45)

युष्माकं तु विचारोऽयं मया ज्ञातस्तथेङ्गितैः । शत्रुजित्सबलस्तस्मात्सम्मतो वो नृपासने

yuṣmākaṁ tu vicāro'yaṁ mayā jñātastatheṅgitaiḥ śatrujitsabalastasmātsammato vo nṛpāsane

"'I have understood this scheme of yours through your very gestures; Shatrujit, therefore, being powerful, is the one you should approve for the royal throne.

Verse 46 (devibhagavatam.3.14.46)

मयि जीवति कः कुर्यात्कनीयांसं नृपं किल । त्यक्त्वा ज्येष्ठं गुणार्हञ्च सेनया च समन्वितम्

mayi jīvati kaḥ kuryātkanīyāṁsaṁ nṛpaṁ kila tyaktvā jyeṣṭhaṁ guṇārhañca senayā ca samanvitam

"'While I live, who indeed could make the younger one king, forsaking the elder, who is worthy by virtue and accompanied by an army?

Verse 47 (devibhagavatam.3.14.47)

नूनं युद्धं करिष्यामि तस्मिन्खड्गस्य मेदिनी । धारया च द्विधा भूयाद्युष्माकं तत्र का कथा

nūnaṁ yuddhaṁ kariṣyāmi tasminkhaḍgasya medinī dhārayā ca dvidhā bhūyādyuṣmākaṁ tatra kā kathā

"'I shall indeed wage war on this matter; even the earth itself might be split in two by the edge of my sword — what then is there to say of you?'"

Verse 48 (devibhagavatam.3.14.48)

वीरसेनस्तु तच्छ्रुत्वा युधाजितमभाषत । बालौ द्वौ सदृशप्रज्ञौ को भेदोऽत्र विचक्षण

vīrasenastu tacchrutvā yudhājitamabhāṣata bālau dvau sadṛśaprajñau ko bhedo'tra vicakṣaṇa

"Virasena, hearing this, spoke to Yudhajit: 'Both boys are alike in intelligence — what distinction, O discerning one, is there here?'"

Verse 49 (devibhagavatam.3.14.49)

एवं विवदमानौ तौ संस्थितौ नृपती तदा । प्रजाश्च ऋषयश्चैव बभूवुर्व्यग्रमानसाः

evaṁ vivadamānau tau saṁsthitau nṛpatī tadā prajāśca ṛṣayaścaiva babhūvurvyagramānasāḥ

"As those two kings thus stood there disputing, the subjects and the sages too became greatly agitated in mind.

Verse 50 (devibhagavatam.3.14.50)

समाजग्मुश्च सामन्ताः ससैन्याः क्लेशतत्पराः । विग्रहञ्चाभिकाङ्क्षन्तः परस्परमतन्द्रिताः

samājagmuśca sāmantāḥ sasainyāḥ kleśatatparāḥ vigrahañcābhikāṅkṣantaḥ parasparamatandritāḥ

"The vassal chieftains too gathered with their armies, bent on strife, tirelessly desiring conflict with one another.

Verse 51 (devibhagavatam.3.14.51)

निषादा ह्याययुस्तत्र शृङ्गवेरपुराश्रयाः । राजद्रव्यमपाहर्तुं मृतं श्रुत्वा महीपतिम्

niṣādā hyāyayustatra śṛṅgaverapurāśrayāḥ rājadravyamapāhartuṁ mṛtaṁ śrutvā mahīpatim

"Tribal hunters, too, dwelling in the city of Shringavera, came there, hearing that the king had died, in order to plunder the royal treasures.

Verse 52 (devibhagavatam.3.14.52)

पुत्रौ च बालकौ श्रुत्वा विग्रहं च परस्परम् । चौरास्तत्र समाजग्मुर्देशदेशान्तरादपि

putrau ca bālakau śrutvā vigrahaṁ ca parasparam caurāstatra samājagmurdeśadeśāntarādapi

"Hearing that the two sons were mere children and that a conflict had arisen between the two kings, thieves gathered there even from various distant lands.

Verse 53 (devibhagavatam.3.14.53)

सम्मर्दस्तत्र सञ्जातः कलहे समुपस्थिते । युधाजिद्वीरसेनश्च युद्धकामौ बभूवतुः

sammardastatra sañjātaḥ kalahe samupasthite yudhājidvīrasenaśca yuddhakāmau babhūvatuḥ

"A great confusion arose there as the quarrel intensified; Yudhajit and Virasena both became eager for battle."