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गिरिं य इच्छेत तलेन भेत्तुं शिलोच्चयं श्वेतमतिप्रमाणम् । तस्यैव पाणिः सनखो विशीर्येन्न चापि किंचित्स गिरेस्तु कुर्यात्॥५-४७-६६॥
If someone wished to split a mountain—an immense white mass of stone—by striking it with his palm, his own hand, nails and all, would be shattered, and he would accomplish nothing against the mountain.
english translation
अग्निं समिद्धं शमयेद्भुजाभ्यां चन्द्रं च सूर्यं च निवारयेत । हरेद्देवानाममृतं प्रसह्य युद्धेन यो वासुदेवं जिगीषेत्॥५-४७-६७॥
One might extinguish a blazing fire with one’s arms, obstruct the moon and the sun, or forcibly seize the gods’ amṛta, the nectar of immortality—only then could one be compared to the man who seeks to defeat Vāsudeva by war.
english translation
यो रुक्मिणीमेकरथेन भोज्यामुत्साद्य राज्ञां विषयं प्रसह्य । उवाह भार्यां यशसा ज्वलन्तीं यस्यां जज्ञे रौक्मिणेयो महात्मा॥५-४७-६८॥
He who, with a single chariot, forcefully shattered the domain of the Bhoja kings and carried off Rukmiṇī as his wife—ablaze with fame and honor—and from her was born the great-souled Raukmineya (Pradyumna).
english translation
अयं गान्धारांस्तरसा संप्रमथ्य जित्वा पुत्रान्नग्नजितः समग्रान् । बद्धं मुमोच विनदन्तं प्रसह्य सुदर्शनीयं देवतानां ललामम्॥५-४७-६९॥
This very one, swiftly subduing the Gāndhāras and defeating all the sons of Nagnajit, forcibly released a captive who cried aloud—of peerless beauty, an ornament among the gods.
english translation
अयं कवाटे निजघान पाण्ड्यं तथा कलिङ्गान्दन्तकूरे ममर्द । अनेन दग्धा वर्षपूगान्विनाथा वाराणसी नगरी संबभूव॥५-४७-७०॥
This very one struck down the Pāṇḍya at the gate, and likewise crushed the Kaliṅgas at Dantakūra. By him, Vārāṇasī was set ablaze for many years and became without a protector.
english translation