Mahabharat

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[क] शृणु राजञ जरासंधॊ यद वीर्यॊ यत पराक्रमः यथा चॊपेक्षितॊ ऽसमाभिर बहुशः कृतविप्रियः ॥ २-१६-११ ॥

'Krishna said, "Listen, O monarch, to who Jarasandha is, his strength, his prowess, and why we have spared him despite his repeated offenses against us.' ॥ 2-16-11 ॥

english translation

[ka] zRNu rAjaJa jarAsaMdhò yada vIryò yata parAkramaH yathA còpekSitò 'samAbhira bahuzaH kRtavipriyaH ॥ 2-16-11 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

अक्षौहिणीनां तिसृणाम आसीत समरदर्पितः राजा बृहद्रथॊ नाम मगधाधिपतिः पतिः ॥ २-१६-१२ ॥

'There was a mighty king named Vrihadratha, the ruler of Magadha. He was formidable in battle, commanding three Akshauhinis of troops.' ॥ 2-16-12 ॥

english translation

akSauhiNInAM tisRNAma AsIta samaradarpitaH rAjA bRhadrathò nAma magadhAdhipatiH patiH ॥ 2-16-12 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

रूपवान वीर्यसंपन्नः शरीमान अतुलविक्रमः नित्यं दीक्षा कृश तनुः शतक्रतुर इवापरः ॥ २-१६-१३ ॥

'He was handsome and filled with boundless energy, possessed immense wealth and unmatched prowess, always adorned with signs of consecration from sacrificial rites. He resembled a second Indra in strength.' ॥ 2-16-13 ॥

english translation

rUpavAna vIryasaMpannaH zarImAna atulavikramaH nityaM dIkSA kRza tanuH zatakratura ivAparaH ॥ 2-16-13 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

तेजसा सूर्यसदृशः कषमया पृथिवीसमः यमान्तकसमः कॊपे शरिया वैश्रवणॊपमः ॥ २-१६-१४ ॥

'Radiated glory akin to the Sun, exhibited forgiveness like the Earth, wrath akin to Yama the god of death, and possessed wealth like Kubera.' ॥ 2-16-14 ॥

english translation

tejasA sUryasadRzaH kaSamayA pRthivIsamaH yamAntakasamaH kòpe zariyA vaizravaNòpamaH ॥ 2-16-14 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

तस्याभिजन संयुक्तैर गुणैर भरतसत्तम वयाप्तेयं पृथिवी सर्वा सूर्यस्येव गभस्तिभिः ॥ २-१६-१५ ॥

'O foremost of the Bharata lineage, his qualities, inherited from a long line of ancestors, spread across the entire earth like rays emanating from the sun.' ॥ 2-16-15 ॥

english translation

tasyAbhijana saMyuktaira guNaira bharatasattama vayApteyaM pRthivI sarvA sUryasyeva gabhastibhiH ॥ 2-16-15 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript