ब्राह्मी तु सुषुवे पुत्रं पार्षदांशं महाबलम्
Brāhmī gave birth to a son, a portion of the attendants, possessing great strength.
ब्राह्मणाश्च तदागत्य जातकर्म ह्यकारयन्
The brāhmaṇas then arrived and performed the birth rites.
क्रमेण वर्द्धिता बालाः सर्वलोकशिवंकराः
Gradually, the children grew, bringing auspiciousness to all the worlds.
तृतीयाब्दे वयः प्राप्ते कृष्णांशे बलवत्तरे
When the third year was reached, the Krishna-portion became stronger.
क्रीडन्स चन्दनारण्ये कृष्णांशो भ्रातृभिः सह
Krishna's portion played in the sandalwood forest together with his brothers.
अश्विनी हरिणी दिव्या उच्चैःश्रवसमन्तिके
The divine horse Ashvini, the deer, were near Uccaiḥśravas.
वर्षांतरे च सुषुवे कपोतं तनयं शुभम्
After a year, she gave birth to a son, a dove, auspicious in form.
ब्राह्मणं शिवशर्माणं सर्वविद्याविशारदम्
A brāhmaṇa named Shivaśarman was born, skilled in all knowledge.
अष्टाब्दे चैव कृष्णांशो नामपत्रादिकां क्रियाम्
When Krishna's portion reached the eighth year, the naming and other rites were performed.
सूत उवाच नवमाब्दं वयः प्राप्ते कृष्णांशो बलवत्तरः
Sūta said: When Krishna's portion reached the ninth year, he became stronger.
धर्मशास्त्रं तथैवापि सर्वश्रेष्ठं बभूव ह
He became the foremost in dharmaśāstra as well.
करार्थं प्रेषयामास स्वसैन्यं च महावतीम्
He sent his own army for the purpose of conquest, and to the great city.
ऊचुः परिमलं भूपं शृणु चंद्रकुलोद्भव
They said to King Parimala, 'Listen, O descendant of the lunar dynasty.'
षडंशं करमादायास्मद्राजाय ददंति वै
They take one-sixth as tax and give it to our king.
अद्यप्रभृति चेद्राज्ञे तस्मै दद्यात्करं न हि
But from today onward, if anyone gives tax to that king, it will not be accepted.
ये भूपा जयचंद्रस्य पक्षगास्ते हि तद्भयात्
Those kings who have joined the side of Jayachandra do so out of fear of him.
इति श्रुत्वा स नृपतिस्तस्मै राज्ञे महात्मने
Hearing this, that king approached the great-souled ruler.
दशलक्षमितं द्रव्यं गृहीत्वा ते समाययुः
Taking wealth amounting to one million, they came together.
तदा ते लक्षशूराश्च कान्यकुब्जमुपाययुः 3.3.10.
Then those hundred thousand heroes arrived at Kanyakubja.
पृथ्वीराजो महाराजो दंडं त्वत्तः समिच्छति
King Prithviraja, the great king, desires tribute from you.
मद्देशे मंडलीकाश्च बहवः संति सांप्रतम्
At present, there are many feudatory chiefs in my land.
इत्युक्त्वा वैष्णवास्त्रं तान्क्रुद्धः स च समादधत्
Having said this, he angrily took up the Vaishnava weapon against them.
महीराजस्तु तच्छ्रुत्वा महद्भयमुपागमत्
But when the great king heard this, he became greatly afraid.
नानामल्लाः समाजग्मुस्तेन राज्ञैव सत्कृताः
Various wrestlers arrived, honored by that king.
उर्वीयाधिपतेः पुत्रः षोडशाब्दवया बली
The son of the lord of the earth, strong and sixteen years of age,
पितृष्वसृपतिं भूपं नत्वा नाम्नाऽभयो बली
Having bowed to the king, his maternal uncle, named Abhaya, who was mighty,
उवाच श्यालजं प्रेम्णा भवान्युद्धविशारदः
The expert in battle, with affection, spoke to his sister's son.
क्व भवान्वज्रसदृशः क्व सुतोऽयं सुकोमलः 3.3.10.
How can you, who are like a thunderbolt, be compared to this son, so tender?
इति श्रुत्वा नृपः स्यालो महीपतिरिति स्मृतः
Hearing this, the king, his uncle, remembered as the lord of the earth,
शृणु तत्कारणं भूप यथा ज्ञातो मया शिशुः
Listen, O king, to the reason how I came to know about the child.