Parva 2, Adhyāya 8

हिन्दी अर्थ

पञ्जञपञ्नशरैस्तेषु एकैकेन च तान् बहून्। पार्जन्यस्य प्रभावेण सर्वान् मर्मस्वताडयत् विसृजज्छरवर्षाणि छादयामास केशवम्। नविभाति रणे सूर्यो नापि व्योम दिशो दश इतनेहीमें सुरश्रेष्ठ श्रीकृष्णने अर्धचन््रनामक बाण हाथमें लिया, मानो इन्द्रने वज़ उठा लिया हो। उस समय धनुषको खींचनेसे वज्र गिरनेके समान ही शब्द हुआ। भगवान्ने उस अर्धचन्द्रको कानतक खींचकर चलाया। उसने उस सुवर्णभूषित गदाको बीचसे ही काट गिराया। फिर श्रीकृष्णने एक भह्लद्वारा रणभूमिमें उस दानवका सिर उड़ा दिया॥५४-५५॥ मुरुके समस्त पाशोंका छेदन करके उसे भाई-बन्धुओंसहित मारकर नरकासुरके

English

Asti and Prāpti, the wives of a hero, were the beloved daughters of king Jarāsandha. Therefore burning like fire in anger at their instigation and making every possible arrangement the king of Magadha started for Mathurā. All the highly energetic warrior kings who were defeated and subjugated by Jarāsandha's prowess, all those who were his friends, relatives, kinsmen and allies, encircled by their own armies, followed Jarāsandha with a view to please him. Dantavakra the king of Karusha, the powerful king of Chedi, the king of Kalinga, the foremost of the powerful, Poundra, Sāngkriti, the king of Keshika, the king Bhishmaka, his son Rukshmi, the foremost of bowmen who used to challenge Vāsudeva and Arjuna in a fight, Venudāri, Shrutarvā, Krātha, Angshumān, the powerful kings of Anga, Vanga, the kings of Koshala, Kashi and Dashārna, the powerful king of Sumha, the lord of Vidha, the powerful king of Madra, the lord of Trigarta, the king of Shālwa endued with prowess, the highly powerful Darada, the energetic Bhagadatta the lord of Yavanas, Saivya the king of Shouvira, Pāndya the foremost of the strong, Suvala, the king of Gāndhāra, Mahāvala, Nagnajit, Gonarda, the king of Kāshmir, the king of Darada, the highly powerful Duryodhana and other sons of Dhritarāshtra—these and other highly powerful kings, mighty car-warriors, followed Jarāsandha, out of jealousy towards Janārddana. Entering the province of Shurasena, abounding in barley and fuels, they all, placing their respecting detachments before them, laid siege to

हिन्दी अर्थ

सारधिं पञ्ञभिर्बाणैरध्वजमेकेन चिच्छिदे। शरैकेन वपु: कृष्ण: सुतीक्ष्णेन शितेन वै यः सहस्त्रसमास्त्वेक: सर्वान् देवानयोधयतू। दिव्यास्त्रेण शिलां विष्णु: सप्तथाकृत तेजसा। तद् विदार्य महच्चाश्म पातयामास भूतले यथा देवासुरं युद्धमभवद् भरतर्षभ। नानाप्रहदणाकीर्ण तथा घोरमवर्तत केचिच्चक्राग्निनिर्दग्धा दानवाः पेतुरम्बरात्। संनिकर्षगता: केचिद् गतासुविकृतानना:

English

Vaishampayana said:—The highly powerful, effulgent and persevering Lord Paramount Jarāsandha came there encircled by fore-fold ocean-like forces consisting of war-chariots containing beautiful seats and drawn by powerful steeds whose course is never obstructed any where, cloud-like elephants embellished with bells and golden seats, ridden by car-warriors well-read in the science of war and driven by clever charioteers, horses, going in leaps and bounds, driven by horsemen and resembling clouds and numberless fearful foot-soldiers armed with swords and coats of mail who could bound up in the sky like serpents (14-19). Innumerable kings attentively followed him. All the quarters of the city and her woods, resounding with the rattle of cars resembling the muttering of clouds, the tinkling of the ornaments worn by elephants in rut, the neighings of the horses and the leonine shouts of the infantry, the Emperor Jarāsandha, with his army, appeared like an ocean. With shouts and slapping of arms, the armies of these kings, consisting of proud warriors, appeared like an army of clouds. That army, consisting of cars and infuriated elephants, quick-coursing horses, and infantry resembling the sky-rangers, appeared like a collection of clouds descending on the ocean in the rains (20-24). Thereupon all the kings, headed by Jarāsandha, with their armies encamped around the city of Mathurā (25). The detachments of the army accomodated in the tents shone like the ocean overflowing in the light half of the month (26). After the expiration of the night those kings, desirous of fighting, rose up for entering into the city (27). Those kings, assembled on the bank of the Yamunā, began, out of curiosity, to hold proper counsels on the eve of the battle (28). Then there was heard a great tumult of the kings resembling that of the heaving deep at the time of the universal dissolution (29). At the command of the king, elderly guards, with head-gears on their heads and canes in their hands, began to move about exclaiming _Ma_ (_i.e._ Do not make noise) (30). Thereupon that army, hushed into silence, shone like an ocean abounding in fishes and huge serpents (31).

हिन्दी अर्थ

शरीरको और एक भक्लके द्वारा निसुन्दके मस्तकको भी काट गिराया। जिसने अकेले ही लगातार एक सहस््र वर्षोतक सम्पूर्ण देवताओंके साथ युद्ध किया था, उसी निसुन्दको धराशायी हुआ देख प्रतापी दानव हयग्रीवने एक बहुत बड़ी चट्टान लेकर उसे हाथोंपर तोला॥ ६८--७२॥ फिर सहसा घुमाकर वह पहाड़- जैसी शिला उसने श्रीकृष्णपर दे मारी, परंतु अस्त्रवेत्ताओंमें श्रेष्ठ भगवान् विष्णुने दिव्य पार्जन्यास्त्र लेकर उसके द्वारा अपने तेजसे उस शिलाके सात टुकड़े कर डाले। उस बहुत बड़ी चट्टानको विदीर्ण करके उन्होंने पृथ्वीपर गिरा दिया ॥ ७३-७४॥ भरतश्रेष्ठ ! तदनन्तर शार्ड्रधनुषसे छोड़े गये नाना प्रकारके महानू् बाणोंद्वारा देवासुर-संग्रामके समान घोर युद्ध आरम्भ हो गया। उसमें भाँति-भाँतिके अस्त्र-शस्त्र छोड़े जाने लगे, जिनसे सारा युद्धस्थल व्याप्त हो गया॥७५॥ तत्पश्चवात् गरुड़पर बैठे हुए महाबाहु श्रीकृष्णने शार्ड्रधनुषसे छोड़े गये भाँति-भाँतिके रंगवाले विशाल बाणोंद्वारा बड़े-बड़े असुरोंका संहार करना आरम्भ किया ॥ ७६ ॥ वे समस्त दानव भगवान् श्रीकृष्णसे टक्कर लेकर उनके द्वारा चलाये गये महान् हलसे विदीर्ण तथा उनके शट्डुकी शक्तिसे धराशायी होकर नष्ट हो

English

Having thus arranged his four-fold forces the king Jarāsandha, along with other kings, proceeded angrily towards the Yādavas (52). The clever and well-armed warriors Dāshārhas too confronted them. Thus there commenced a terrible fight, abounding in cars and elephants, between that overwhelming army of the kings and the limited number of Yādavas like that between the gods and Asuras (53). At that time beholding the two sons of Vasudeva issue out of the city the armies of the kings lost heart and the animals grew terrified and bewildered (54). Seated on a car those two descendants of Yadu, Rāma and Krishna, began to move about in anger like two Makaras that agitate the ocean (55). Thereafter when in perfect sense they began to fight in the battle there arose in them their ancient intelligence regarding the use of weapons (56). And even in that battle-field there fell down from the sky, strong, flaming and great weapons (57). In order to feed upon the flesh of the kings, those huge weapons, assuming bodily forms, stricken with thirst (as if), adorned with celestial garlands and scents, burning in their own effulgence and terrifying the sky-rangers, descended from the welkin. And Rākshasas, desirous of eating royal flesh, followed them (58-59). When in that great battle came down for those two Yadavas, the ploughshare Samvartaka, the mace Sounanda, Srānga the foremost of bows, the club Koumodaki—these four powerful weapons of Vishnu, the beautiful Rāma, the foremost of Sātwatas, took up first of all, with his right hand, the plough-share, embellished with celestial garlands, rising like a flag and proceeding obliquely like a serpent, and that foremost of maces Sounanda that creates depression in the enemy (60–63). The powerful Krishna took up the celebrated bow Srānga which is worthy of being seen by all the worlds (64). The other hand of the lotus-eyed Krishna, the necessity of whose incarnation was known to the gods, was adorned with the club by name Koumodi (65).

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्राचीन कालकी मान्यताके अनुसार भूमिकी एक प्रकारकी नाप या परिमाण, जो किसीके मतसे सौ हाथका और किसीके मतसे चार सौ हाथका होता था। महता छादयामासु: शरवर्षेण सैनिका: शक्तिशूलगदाप्रासांस्तोमरान् सायकान् बहून्। आकाशं छादयामासुर्विमुश्जन्त: सहस्रश:

English

Thus urged on by Jarāsandha the Kshatriyas again rallied round with delighted hearts. And spreading a net-work of arrows they again engaged in fight (77). Armed with coats of mail, Nishtringshas, pennons, swords, flags, bows with strings, quivers and arrows and accompanied by horses embellished with golden chaplets, cars followed by a rattle like the muttering of clouds and elephants resembling clouds and driven by drivers they again set out for the battle-field (78–79). With rising umbrellas held over their heads and fanned by beautiful chowries the kings, stationed on cars, shone greatly in the battle-field (80). Taking up heavy clubs and maces, some warrior-kings, foremost of car-warriors, out of love for war, entered the battle-field (81).

हिन्दी अर्थ

यत् समासेन वक्ष्यामि तन्मे निगदतः श्रृणु। त्रासन: सुरसंघानां नरकः पुरुषोत्तमम् क्रोधरक्तान्तनयनो नरको घनसंनिभः जग्राह कार्मुक॑ वीर: शक्रचापमिवोच्छितम् । तथार्ककिरणप्रख्यं बाणं जग्राह केशव: उत्तमास्त्रं महापातं मुमोच नरको बली

English

Thus urged on by Jarāsandha the Kshatriyas again rallied round with delighted hearts. And spreading a net-work of arrows they again engaged in fight (77). Armed with coats of mail, Nishtringshas, pennons, swords, flags, bows with strings, quivers and arrows and accompanied by horses embellished with golden chaplets, cars followed by a rattle like the muttering of clouds and elephants resembling clouds and driven by drivers they again set out for the battle-field (78–79). With rising umbrellas held over their heads and fanned by beautiful chowries the kings, stationed on cars, shone greatly in the battle-field (80). Taking up heavy clubs and maces, some warrior-kings, foremost of car-warriors, out of love for war, entered the battle-field (81).

हिन्दी अर्थ

वीर श्रीकृष्णने इन्द्रधनुषके समान ऊँचा शरासन उठाया और सूर्यकिरणोंके समान चमचमाता हुआ बाण हाथमें लिया॥ ११२॥ उन्होंने समरा्गभणमें अपने दिव्यास्त्रद्वारा नरकासुरके उस रथको भर दिया, तब बलवान नरकासुरने भी बड़े वेगसे आघात करनेवाले उत्तम अस्त्रका प्रहार किया॥ ११३ ॥ वज्के समान गड़गड़ाहट पैदा करते हुए उस अस्त्रको आते देख महाभाग मधुसूदन केशवने चक्रके द्वारा उसका उच्छेद कर डाला॥ ११४॥ भगवान् श्रीकृष्णने एक बाणसे उसके सारथिको मार डाला और दस बाणोंसे ध्वज और घोड़ोंसहित उस रथका संहार कर डाला द्विधा छिब्न॑ क्षुरप्रेण कृष्णेनाद्भुतकर्मणा। तद युद्धमभवद् घोरं घोररूपेण रक्षसा शस्त्रपातमहाघातं नरकेण महात्मना। मुहूर्त योधयामास नरक॑ मधुसूदन:

English

Thus urged on by Jarāsandha the Kshatriyas again rallied round with delighted hearts. And spreading a net-work of arrows they again engaged in fight (77). Armed with coats of mail, Nishtringshas, pennons, swords, flags, bows with strings, quivers and arrows and accompanied by horses embellished with golden chaplets, cars followed by a rattle like the muttering of clouds and elephants resembling clouds and driven by drivers they again set out for the battle-field (78–79). With rising umbrellas held over their heads and fanned by beautiful chowries the kings, stationed on cars, shone greatly in the battle-field (80). Taking up heavy clubs and maces, some warrior-kings, foremost of car-warriors, out of love for war, entered the battle-field (81).

हिन्दी अर्थ

अथोग्रचक्रश्चक्रेण प्रदी्तिनाकरोद् द्विधा। अक्रद्विधाकृतं तस्य शरीरमपतद् भुवि कृष्णमासाद्य देवेशं जगामास्तमिवांशुमान् यथेच्छसि तथा क्रीड बाल: क्रीडनकेरिव इमे ते कुण्डले देव प्रजास्तस्यानृपालय

English

Thus urged on by Jarāsandha the Kshatriyas again rallied round with delighted hearts. And spreading a net-work of arrows they again engaged in fight (77). Armed with coats of mail, Nishtringshas, pennons, swords, flags, bows with strings, quivers and arrows and accompanied by horses embellished with golden chaplets, cars followed by a rattle like the muttering of clouds and elephants resembling clouds and driven by drivers they again set out for the battle-field (78–79). With rising umbrellas held over their heads and fanned by beautiful chowries the kings, stationed on cars, shone greatly in the battle-field (80). Taking up heavy clubs and maces, some warrior-kings, foremost of car-warriors, out of love for war, entered the battle-field (81).

हिन्दी अर्थ

इसके बाद मधुसूदनने एक बाणसे उसके कवचको काट गिराया। कवच कट जानेपर उसका शरीर केंचुलसे निकले हुए सर्पके समान प्रतीत होने लगा॥ ११६॥ घोड़ोंके मारे जाने तथा कवचके कट जानेपर भी रणभूमिमें खड़े हुए उस दानव वीरने एक निर्मल ज्वालासे युक्त, लोहभारसे सम्पन्न और सुदृढ़ शूल हाथमें लिया, जो इन्द्रके वज्रकी भाँति प्रकाशित हो रहा था। उसने उस शूलको सहसा घुमाकर छोड़ दिया। उस सुवर्णभूषित शूलको अपनी ओर आता देख अद्भधुत- कर्मा श्रीकृष्णने एक क्षुरप्रके द्वारा उसके दो टुकड़े कर डाले। उस समय उनका उस भयानक रूपधारी विशालकाय राक्षस नरकके साथ शशस्त्रोंके सम्पात एवं महाघातसे युक्त घोर युद्ध हुआ। उग्र चक्रधारी मधुसूदनने दो घड़ीतक नरकासुरके साथ युद्ध किया। तत्पश्चात् प्रज्जलित चक्रद्वारा उसके शरीरके दो टुकड़े कर डाले। चक्रसे दो टूक हुआ नरकासुरका शरीर पृथ्वीपर गिर पड़ा, मानो किसी पर्वतका शिखर वज्रके आघातसे दो भागोंमें विभक्त होकर धराशायी हो गया हो। देवेश्वर श्रीकृष्णसे टक्कर लेकर वह सूर्यकी भाँति अस्ताचलको चला गया। चक्रसे शरीरके टूक-टूक हो जानेपर वह

English

Thus urged on by Jarāsandha the Kshatriyas again rallied round with delighted hearts. And spreading a net-work of arrows they again engaged in fight (77). Armed with coats of mail, Nishtringshas, pennons, swords, flags, bows with strings, quivers and arrows and accompanied by horses embellished with golden chaplets, cars followed by a rattle like the muttering of clouds and elephants resembling clouds and driven by drivers they again set out for the battle-field (78–79). With rising umbrellas held over their heads and fanned by beautiful chowries the kings, stationed on cars, shone greatly in the battle-field (80). Taking up heavy clubs and maces, some warrior-kings, foremost of car-warriors, out of love for war, entered the battle-field (81).

हिन्दी अर्थ

दानव रणभूमिमें गिर पड़ा। उस समय वह वज्रके प्रहारसे विदीर्ण हुए गेरूके पहाड़-जैसा जान पड़ता था॥ ११७--१२३॥ अपने पुत्रको गिरा हुआ देख मूर्तिमती भूमिदेवी अदितिके दोनों कुण्डल ले गोविन्दकी सेवामें उपस्थित हुई और इस प्रकार बोली-- ॥ १२४॥ “गोविन्द! आपहीने मुझे यह पुत्र प्रदान किया था और आपहीने इसे मार गिराया। प्रभो! आपकी जैसी इच्छा हो वैसी क्रीडा कीजिये, ठीक वैसे ही, जैसे बालक खिलौनोंसे खेला करता है। देव! ये ही वे दोनों कुण्डल हैं, इन्हें लीजिये और उस नरकासुरकी संतानका पालन कीजिये' इति श्रीमहाभारते खिलभागे हरिवंशे विष्णुपर्वण नरकबधे त्रिषष्टितमो5ध्याय:

English

Thus urged on by Jarāsandha the Kshatriyas again rallied round with delighted hearts. And spreading a net-work of arrows they again engaged in fight (77). Armed with coats of mail, Nishtringshas, pennons, swords, flags, bows with strings, quivers and arrows and accompanied by horses embellished with golden chaplets, cars followed by a rattle like the muttering of clouds and elephants resembling clouds and driven by drivers they again set out for the battle-field (78–79). With rising umbrellas held over their heads and fanned by beautiful chowries the kings, stationed on cars, shone greatly in the battle-field (80). Taking up heavy clubs and maces, some warrior-kings, foremost of car-warriors, out of love for war, entered the battle-field (81).

हिन्दी अर्थ

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारतके खिलभाग हरिवंशके अन्तर्गत विष्युपर्वमें नरकासुरका वधविषयक विरसठवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ श्रीकृष्णका नरकासुरके भवनमें प्रवेश करके वहाँके धन-बैभव तथा सोलह हजार कुमारियोंको द्वारका भेजना और स्वयं देवलोकमें जा अदितिको कुण्डल दे वहाँसे पारिजात लेकर लौटना वासवावरजो विष्णुर्ददर्श नरकालयम् वरुणादाहतं पूर्व नरकेणेति नः श्रुतम्। यावद्रत्न॑ गृहे दृष्टे नरकस्य धनं बहु उपानिन्युस्ततस्तानि रल्रान्यन्तःपुराणि च

English

Thus urged on by Jarāsandha the Kshatriyas again rallied round with delighted hearts. And spreading a net-work of arrows they again engaged in fight (77). Armed with coats of mail, Nishtringshas, pennons, swords, flags, bows with strings, quivers and arrows and accompanied by horses embellished with golden chaplets, cars followed by a rattle like the muttering of clouds and elephants resembling clouds and driven by drivers they again set out for the battle-field (78–79). With rising umbrellas held over their heads and fanned by beautiful chowries the kings, stationed on cars, shone greatly in the battle-field (80). Taking up heavy clubs and maces, some warrior-kings, foremost of car-warriors, out of love for war, entered the battle-field (81).

हिन्दी अर्थ

दानवा हतशिष्टा ये कोशसंचयरक्षिण: । केशवाय महाहाणि यान्यईति जनार्दनः रुचिराभि:पताकाभि:शबला रुचिरांकुशा: वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय ! इन्द्रके समान पराक्रमी भूमिपुत्र नरकासुरका वध करके इन्द्रके छोटे भाई श्रीकृष्णने उसके भवनका निरीक्षण किया तदनन्तर नरकासुरके धनागार (खजाने )-में जाकर भगवान् जनार्दनने अक्षय धन और भाँति-भाँतिके रत्न देखे

English

Thus urged on by Jarāsandha the Kshatriyas again rallied round with delighted hearts. And spreading a net-work of arrows they again engaged in fight (77). Armed with coats of mail, Nishtringshas, pennons, swords, flags, bows with strings, quivers and arrows and accompanied by horses embellished with golden chaplets, cars followed by a rattle like the muttering of clouds and elephants resembling clouds and driven by drivers they again set out for the battle-field (78–79). With rising umbrellas held over their heads and fanned by beautiful chowries the kings, stationed on cars, shone greatly in the battle-field (80). Taking up heavy clubs and maces, some warrior-kings, foremost of car-warriors, out of love for war, entered the battle-field (81).

हिन्दी अर्थ

मणि, मोती, मूँगे, बैदूर्यमणिके ढेर, चन्द्रकान्तमणिकी पर्वतोपम राशि तथा हीरोंके संग्रह देखे। जाम्बूनद तथा शातकुम्भ नामक सुवर्णोकी बनी हुई बहुत-सी ऐसी वस्तुएँ वहाँ दृष्टिगोचर हुईं, जो प्रज्वलित अग्नि और शीतरश्मि चन्द्रमाके समान प्रकाशित हो रही थीं बहुमूल्य शय्या तथा सिंहासन भी देखनेमें आये। वहीं उन्होंने वह विशाल छत्र भी देखा, जो वर्षा करनेवाले मेघके समान उज्ज्वल सुवर्णकी लाखों धाराएँ बहा रहा था, उसका सुन्दर दण्ड सुवर्णका बना हुआ था तथा उसकी कान्ति चन्द्रमाके समान श्वेत वर्णकी थी॥ ५-६॥ हमने सुना है कि वह छत्र नरकासुर पहले वरुणके यहाँसे छीन लाया था। नरकासुरके घरमें जितना रत्न और असंख्य धन देखा गया. उतना राजा कुबेर, इन्द्र और यमके पास भी नहीं था। रब्रोंका वैसा संग्रह कुबेर आदिके यहाँ भी न तो कभी देखा गया और न सुना ही गया ॥ ७-८ ॥ भौमासुर, निसुन्द और दानव हयग्रीवके मारे जानेपर मरनेसे बचे हुए जो दानव और खजानेके

English

Thus urged on by Jarāsandha the Kshatriyas again rallied round with delighted hearts. And spreading a net-work of arrows they again engaged in fight (77). Armed with coats of mail, Nishtringshas, pennons, swords, flags, bows with strings, quivers and arrows and accompanied by horses embellished with golden chaplets, cars followed by a rattle like the muttering of clouds and elephants resembling clouds and driven by drivers they again set out for the battle-field (78–79). With rising umbrellas held over their heads and fanned by beautiful chowries the kings, stationed on cars, shone greatly in the battle-field (80). Taking up heavy clubs and maces, some warrior-kings, foremost of car-warriors, out of love for war, entered the battle-field (81).

हिन्दी अर्थ

ते च विंशतिसाहस्त्रा द्विस्तावत्य: करेणवः। अष्टी शतसहस्त्राणि देशजाश्रोत्तमा हया: गोषु चापि कृतो यावान् कामस्तव जनार्दन। तावतीः प्रापयिष्यामो वृष्णयन्धकनिवेशनम् आविकानि च सूक्ष्मणि शयनान्यासनानि च। कामव्याहारिणश्चैव पक्षिण: प्रियदर्शना: अन्दनागुरुकाष्ठानि तथा कालीयकान्यपि। वसु यतू् त्रिषु लोकेषु धर्मेणाधिगतं तव। प्रापयिष्याम तत्सर्व वृष्ण्यन्धकनिवेशनम् देवगन्धर्वरत्नानि पन्नगानां च यद् वसु। तानि सर्वाणि सनन्‍्तीह नरकस्य निवेशने

English

Thus urged on by Jarāsandha the Kshatriyas again rallied round with delighted hearts. And spreading a net-work of arrows they again engaged in fight (77). Armed with coats of mail, Nishtringshas, pennons, swords, flags, bows with strings, quivers and arrows and accompanied by horses embellished with golden chaplets, cars followed by a rattle like the muttering of clouds and elephants resembling clouds and driven by drivers they again set out for the battle-field (78–79). With rising umbrellas held over their heads and fanned by beautiful chowries the kings, stationed on cars, shone greatly in the battle-field (80). Taking up heavy clubs and maces, some warrior-kings, foremost of car-warriors, out of love for war, entered the battle-field (81).

हिन्दी अर्थ

तच्च सर्व हषीकेशः परिगृहा परीक्ष्य च। सर्वमाहारयामास दानवैद्धारकां पुरीम् मणीनां हेमवर्णानामभिभूय दिवाकरम् सतोरणपताकानि द्वाराणि शरणानि च हेमचित्रवितानैश्व प्रासाहैरुपशोभित:

English

Thus urged on by Jarāsandha the Kshatriyas again rallied round with delighted hearts. And spreading a net-work of arrows they again engaged in fight (77). Armed with coats of mail, Nishtringshas, pennons, swords, flags, bows with strings, quivers and arrows and accompanied by horses embellished with golden chaplets, cars followed by a rattle like the muttering of clouds and elephants resembling clouds and driven by drivers they again set out for the battle-field (78–79). With rising umbrellas held over their heads and fanned by beautiful chowries the kings, stationed on cars, shone greatly in the battle-field (80). Taking up heavy clubs and maces, some warrior-kings, foremost of car-warriors, out of love for war, entered the battle-field (81).

हिन्दी अर्थ

नरकेण समानीता रक्ष्यमाणा: समन्ततः निर्विशन्त्यो यथा देव्य: सुखिन्य: कामवर्जिता: उन गजराजोंकी संख्या बीस हजार है। इनसे दूनी हथिनियाँ हैं। आठ लाख उत्तम देशी घोड़े हैं। इनके सिवा बहुत-सी गौएँ हैं। इनमेंसे जिनके लिये आपको जितनी आवश्यकता हो, उतनी संख्यामें हम इन सबको वृष्णि और अन्धकवंशी यादवोंके निवासस्थान द्वारकामें प्रकारकी शय्याएँ, बहुत-से आसन, इच्छानुसार बोली बोलनेवाले और देखनेमें सुन्दर पक्षी, चन्दन और अगुरुकाष्ठ, कालागुरु तथा तीनों लोकोंमें जो धन और रत्र यहाँ सश्जित हैं, उन सबपर आपका धर्मतः अधिकार हो गया

English

Thus urged on by Jarāsandha the Kshatriyas again rallied round with delighted hearts. And spreading a net-work of arrows they again engaged in fight (77). Armed with coats of mail, Nishtringshas, pennons, swords, flags, bows with strings, quivers and arrows and accompanied by horses embellished with golden chaplets, cars followed by a rattle like the muttering of clouds and elephants resembling clouds and driven by drivers they again set out for the battle-field (78–79). With rising umbrellas held over their heads and fanned by beautiful chowries the kings, stationed on cars, shone greatly in the battle-field (80). Taking up heavy clubs and maces, some warrior-kings, foremost of car-warriors, out of love for war, entered the battle-field (81).