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महावेगो महोत्साहो महाबाहुर्महाबलः । मन्दानां मम पुत्राणां युद्धेनान्तं करिष्यति॥५-५०-६॥
Of great speed and great resolve, mighty-armed and mighty-strong, he will bring my dull-witted sons to their end through war.
english translation
ऊरुग्राहगृहीतानां गदां बिभ्रद्वृकोदरः । कुरूणामृषभो युद्धे दण्डपाणिरिवान्तकः॥५-५०-७॥
Vṛkodara, bearing a mace held fast as in a firm thigh-grip—the bull among the Kurus—appears in battle like Antaka (Death) holding the staff of punishment.
english translation
शैक्यायसमयीं घोरां गदां काञ्चनभूषिताम् । मनसाहं प्रपश्यामि ब्रह्मदण्डमिवोद्यतम्॥५-५०-८॥
In my mind I behold that formidable mace, wrought of stone and iron and adorned with gold, raised aloft like the brahma-daṇḍa—the rod of ultimate chastisement.
english translation
यथा रुरूणां यूथेषु सिंहो जातबलश्चरेत् । मामकेषु तथा भीमो बलेषु विचरिष्यति॥५-५०-९॥
Just as a lion, once it has come into its strength, moves among herds of deer, so will Bhīma range through the forces of my side.
english translation
सर्वेषां मम पुत्राणां स एकः क्रूरविक्रमः । बह्वाशी विप्रतीपश्च बाल्येऽपि रभसः सदा॥५-५०-१०॥
Among all my sons, he alone is of harsh prowess—given to excess in consumption, oppositional in temperament, and, even in childhood, always impetuous.
english translation