ततो वयमित्रघ्न तस्मिन्प्रतिगते नृपे। पुनरान्दिनः सर्वे मधुरायां वसामहे
Then, O slayer of enemies, after that king had departed, all of us Andhakas again dwelt in Madhurā.
यदा त्वभ्येत्य पितरं सा वै राजीवलोचना। कंसभार्या जरासन्धं दुहिता मागधं नृपम्। चोदयत्येव राजेन्द्र पतिव्यसनदुःखिता
Whenever the lotus-eyed wife of Kaṃsa, the daughter of the Magadha king Jarāsandha, approached her father, O king, afflicted by the sorrow of her husband's death, she would urge him.
पतिघ्नं मे जहीत्येवं पुनः पुनररिन्दम। ततो वयं महाराज तं मन्त्रं पूर्वमन्त्रितम्
Again and again she would say, 'Slay my husband's killer!' Thus, O destroyer of foes, we, O great king, recalled that counsel previously deliberated.
संस्मरन्तो विमनसो व्यपयाता नराधिप। पृथक्त्वेन महाराज सङ्क्षिप्य महतीं श्रियम्
Remembering that, our minds disturbed, we departed, O king of men, each separately, having abandoned great prosperity.
पलायामो भयात्तस्य ससुतज्ञातिबान्धवाः। इति सञ्चिन्त्य सर्वे स्म प्रतीचीं दिशमाश्रिताः
Out of fear of him, with sons, relatives, and kinsmen, we all considered and fled, taking refuge in the western direction.
कुशस्थलीं पुरीं रम्यां रैवतेनोपशोभिताम्। ततो निवेशं तस्यां च कृतवन्तो वयं नृप
We then made our settlement, O king, in the delightful city of Kuśasthalī, adorned by Raivata.
तथैव दुर्गसंस्कारं देवैरपि दुरासदम्। स्त्रियोऽपि यस्यां युध्येयुः किमु वृष्णिमहारथाः
There we fortified it, making it impregnable even for the gods; even women could fight there—what then of the mighty Vṛṣṇi warriors?
तस्यां वयममित्रघ्न निवसामोऽकुतोभयाः। आलोच्य गिरिमुख्यं तं मागधं तीर्णमेव च
There, O slayer of foes, we dwelt without fear, having considered that the great mountain and the Magadha king had been crossed.
माधवाः कुरुशार्दूल परां मुदमवाप्नुवन्। एवं वयं जरासन्धादभितः कृतकिल्बिषाः
The Mādhavas, O tiger among Kurus, attained supreme joy; thus we, though guilty before Jarāsandha, were safe.
सामर्थ्यवन्तः सम्बन्धाद्गोमन्तं समुपाश्रिताः। त्रियोजनायतं सद्म त्रिस्कन्धं योजनावधि
Being powerful and connected by kinship, we took refuge in Gomanta—a mansion three yojanas long, with three ramparts, extending for a yojana.
योजनान्ते शतद्वारं वीरविक्रमतोरणम्। अष्टादशावरैर्नद्धं क्षत्रियैर्युद्धदुर्मदैः
At the end of a yojana, with a hundred gates and heroic, valiant gateways, it was guarded by eighteen ramparts and Kṣatriyas fierce in battle.
अष्टादश सहस्राणि भ्रातृणां सन्ति नः कले। आहुकस्य शतं पुत्रा एकैकस्त्रिदशावरः
There are eighteen thousand brothers among us; Āhuka has a hundred sons, each one guarding three ramparts.
चारुदेष्णः सह भ्रात्रा चक्रदेवोऽथ सात्यकिः। अहं च रोहिणेयश्च साम्बः प्रद्युम्न एव च
Cārudeṣṇa with his brother, Cakradeva, Sātyaki, myself, the son of Rohiṇī, Sāmba, and Pradyumna as well.
एवमेते रथाः सप्त राजन्नन्यान्निबोध मे। कृतवर्मा ह्यनाधृष्टिः समीकः समिर्तिजयः
Thus, these are seven chariot-warriors, O king; now hear from me of others: Kṛtavarmā, Anādhṛṣṭi, Samīka, and Samīrtijaya.
कङ्कः शङ्कुश्च कुन्तिश्च सप्तैते वै महारथाः। `प्रद्युम्नश्चानिरुद्धश्च भानुरक्रूरसारणौ
Kaṅka, Śaṅku, and Kunti—these seven are great chariot-warriors; Pradyumna, Aniruddha, Bhānu, Akrūra, and Sāraṇa.
निशठश्च गदश्चैव सप्त चैते महारथाः। विकमो झिल्लिबभ्रू च उद्धवोऽथ विदूरथः
Niśaṭha and Gada, these two, and seven other great chariot-warriors: Vikama, Jhillika, Babhrū, Uddhava, and Vidūratha.
वसुदेवोग्रसेनौ च सप्तैते मन्त्रिपुङ्गवाः। प्रसेनजिच्च यमलो राजराजगुणान्वितः
Vasudeva, Ugrasena, and these seven foremost counselors, along with Prasenajit and Yamala, endowed with kingly virtues—
स्यमन्तको मणिर्यस्य रुक्मं निस्रुवते बहु। पुत्रौ चान्धकभोजस्य वृद्धो राजा च ते दश
—the Syamantaka jewel, from which much gold flows, belongs to him; and the two sons of Andhaka and Bhoja, the aged king, and these ten—
वज्रसंहनना वीरी वीर्यवन्तो महाबलाः। स्मरन्तो मध्यमं देशं वृष्णिवीरा गतज्वराः
—are heroes with bodies hard as thunderbolts, mighty and strong, remembering their central land, the Vṛṣṇi warriors, free from distress.
पाण्डवैश्चापि सततं नाथवन्तो वयं नृप। सर्वसम्पद्गुणैः सिद्धे तस्मिन्नेवं व्यवस्थिते
And we are always protected by the Pāṇḍavas, O King, endowed with all perfections and virtues, with matters thus established.
क्षत्रे सम्राजमात्मानं कर्तुमर्हसि भारत। दुर्योधनं शान्तनवं द्रोणं द्रौणायनिं कृपम्
Therefore, O Bhārata, you should make yourself emperor in the Kṣatriya order; but Duryodhana, the son of Śāntanu, Droṇa, the son of Droṇa, and Kṛpa—
कर्णं च शिशुपालं च रुक्मिणं च धनुर्धरम्। एकलव्यं द्रुमं श्वेतं शैब्यं शकुनिमेव च
—Karna, Śiśupāla, Rukmi the archer, Ekalavya, Druma, Śveta, Śaibya, and also Śakuni—
एतानजित्वा सङ्ग्रामे कथं शक्नोषि तं क्रतुम्। तथैते गौरवेणैव न योत्स्यन्ति नराधिपाः
—without conquering these in battle, how can you accomplish that sacrifice? And these kings, out of respect, will not fight.
एकस्तत्र बलोन्मत्तः कर्णो वैकर्तनो वृषा। योत्स्यते स परामर्षी दिव्यास्रबलगर्वितः
There, Karṇa, son of Vikartana, intoxicated with strength, will fight alone, full of anger and proud of his divine weapons.
न तु शक्यं जरासन्धे जीवमाने महाबल राजसूयस्त्वयाऽवाप्तुमेषा राजन्मतिर्मम
But as long as Jarāsandha, the mighty, lives, you cannot obtain the Rājasūya, O King—this is my opinion.
तेन रुद्धा हि राजानः सर्वे जित्वा गिरिव्रजे। कन्दरे पर्वतेन्द्रस्य सिंहेनेव महाद्विपाः
For all the kings, having been conquered at Girivraja, are restrained by him, like great elephants by a lion in the mountain cave.
स हि राजा जरासन्धो यियक्षुर्वसुधाधिपैः। `अभिषिक्तः स राजन्यैः सहस्रैरुत चाष्टभिः'। महादेवं महात्मानमुमापतिमरिन्दम
That king Jarāsandha, desiring to sacrifice with the lords of the earth, was consecrated by thousands and also by eight kings, O subduer of enemies, after worshipping the great soul, Mahādeva, the lord of Umā.
आराध्य तपसोग्रेण निर्जितास्तेन पार्थिवाः। प्रतिज्ञायाश्च पारं स गतः पार्थिवसत्तम
By severe austerity he propitiated him, and by that, O best of kings, he conquered the rulers of the earth and fulfilled his vow.
स हि निर्जित्य निर्जित्य पार्थिवान्पृतनागतान्। पुरमानीय बद्ध्वा च चकार पुरुषव्रजम्
Having conquered again and again the kings who came with their armies, he brought them to his city, bound them, and made a multitude of men.
वयं चैव महाराज जरासन्धभयात्तदा। मधुरा सम्परित्यज्य गता द्वारवतीं पुरीम्
And we, O great king, out of fear of Jarāsandha at that time, abandoned Mathurā and went to the city of Dvāravatī.