स्थित्वा तत्र समस्वान्तो भज त्वं सर्वमंगलाम्
Remain there with a tranquil mind; worship all that is auspicious.
तारकं च तथा हत्वा त्वत्समीपं व्रजाम्यहम्
Having slain Tāraka, I will come to your side.
वेला नाम शुभा नारी हरिनागरसंस्थिता
Velā, a virtuous woman, dwelled in the city of Hari.
एतस्मिन्नंतरे प्राप्ताः कृष्णांशाद्या महाबलाः
Meanwhile, the mighty ones born from the portion of Krishna arrived.
महीपतिं प्रियं मत्वा कृष्णांशं नृप दुष्प्रियम्
Considering the king as dear, but Krishna's portion as unfavorable, O king.
महीराजसुतैर्धूर्तैस्तारकाद्यैर्महाबलैः
With the deceitful sons of the king, and with Tāraka and other mighty ones.
स्वामिनं प्रति चागम्य ते जग्मुश्छद्मना प्रियम् तस्माद्यूयं मया सार्द्धं गंतुमर्हथ तं प्रति
Having come before their master, they deceitfully spoke words pleasing to him; therefore, you ought to go with me to him.
इति घोरतमं वाक्यं श्रुत्वा सर्वे शुचान्विताः
Hearing this most dreadful statement, all were filled with grief.
इत्युक्त्वोच्चैश्च रुरुदुः कृष्णांशाद्या महाबलाः
Having spoken thus, the mighty ones descended from Krishna's line wept aloud.
क्रोधयुक्ता तदा वेला लिखित्वा पत्रमुल्बणम्
Then, filled with anger at that moment, they wrote a harsh letter.
तत्पत्रं च महीराजो वाचयित्वा विधानतः
The king of the earth, having the letter read out according to rule,
चिन्ताकलेवरं प्राप्य सुखनिद्रां व्यनाशयत् 3.3.32.
Fell into anxious thoughts and lost his peaceful sleep.
चतुर्विंशतिलक्षैश्च शूरैर्भूपसमन्वितैः
With twenty-four lakhs of brave warriors accompanied by kings,
तथा परिमलो भूपो लक्षषोडशसैन्यपः
Likewise, King Parimala, with an army of sixteen lakhs,
स्यमन्तपंचके तीर्थे शिबिराणि चकार ह
Set up camps at the holy place of Syamantapanchaka.
गंगाकूले च ते सर्वे कौरवांशा महाबलाः
All those mighty Kauravas gathered on the bank of the Ganga.
कृत्वा ते कार्तिकीस्नानं दत्त्वा दानान्यनेकशः
Having performed the Kartika bath and given many gifts,
विष्वक्सेनीयभूपालो लहरस्तत्र चागतः पूर्वजन्मनि यन्नाम तन्नाम्ना प्रश्रिता इह
There arrived King Lahar, lord of the Vishvaksenas, who was honored here by the same name as in his previous birth.
दुस्सहो दुश्शलश्चैव जलसंधः समः सहः
Dussaha, Dusshala, Jalasanha, Samaha, and Saha,
दुर्मर्षणश्च दुष्कर्णः सोमकीर्तिरनूदरः
Durmarshana, Dushkarna, Somakirti, and Anudara,
तोमरान्वयभूपालो बाह्लीकपतिरागतः
The king of the Tomara line and the lord of Bahlika also arrived.
चित्रोपचित्रौ चित्राक्षश्चारुश्चित्रः शरासनः 3.3.32.
Chitropachitra, Chitraksha, Charuchitra, and Sharasana.
तेषामंशाः क्रमाज्जाता अभिनंदनदेहजाः सुनंदश्च सुरानन्दः प्रनंदः कौरवांशकः
Their portions were successively born as sons of Abhinandana: Sunanda, Surananda, Prananda, and Kauravanshaka.
नृपः परिहरवंशीयो मायावर्मा महाबली
The king from the Parihara lineage, Maya Varma, of great might.
दुर्मदो दुर्विगाहश्च नंदश्च विकटाननः
Durmada, Durvigaha, Nanda, and Vikatanana—
ऊर्णनाभः सुनाभश्च चोपनंदश्च कौरवाः ।। तेषामंशाः क्रमाज्जाताः सुता अंगपतेः स्मृताः
Urnanabha, Sunabha, and Upananda, O Kauravas; their portions were successively born as the sons of the lord of Anga, it is said.
मत्तः प्रमत्त उन्मत्तः सुमत्तो दुर्मदस्तथा
Matta, Pramatta, Unmatta, Sumatta, and also Durmada—
शुक्लवंशीयभूपालो मूलवर्मा समागतः
The king of the Shukla lineage, Mulavarma, has arrived.
अयोबाहुर्महाबाहुश्चित्रांगश्चित्रकुण्डलः
Ayobahu, Mahabahu, Chitranga, and Chitrakundala—
दृढवर्मा दृढक्षत्रः पूर्वजन्मनि कौरवाः
Dridhavarma and Dridhakshatra, who in a former birth were Kauravas.