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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