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राजा सर्वगुणोपेतस्त्रैलोक्यस्यापि यो भवेत् । अजातशत्रुर्धर्मात्मा शुद्धजाम्बूनदप्रभः॥५-८८-२१॥
A king endowed with every virtue—even for the three worlds—is Ajātaśatru: righteous in nature, radiant like purified Jāmbūnada gold.
english translation
श्रेष्ठः कुरुषु सर्वेषु धर्मतः श्रुतवृत्ततः । प्रियदर्शनो दीर्घभुजः कथं कृष्ण युधिष्ठिरः॥५-८८-२२॥
Foremost among all the Kurus by dharma, learning, and conduct—pleasing in appearance, long-armed—how is Yudhiṣṭhira, O Kṛṣṇa?
english translation
यः स नागायुतप्राणो वातरंहा वृकोदरः । अमर्षी पाण्डवो नित्यं प्रियो भ्रातुः प्रियंकरः॥५-८८-२३॥
That Vṛkodara, whose vitality is said to equal ten thousand elephants and whose movement is swift as the wind—ever steadfast in resolve—remains dear to his brother and acts for his brother’s welfare.
english translation
कीचकस्य च सज्ञातेर्यो हन्ता मधुसूदन । शूरः क्रोधवशानां च हिडिम्बस्य बकस्य च॥५-८८-२४॥
He was the slayer of Kīcaka and his associates, O Madhusūdana; the heroic one who also subdued Hiḍimba and Baka—beings driven by ungoverned wrath.
english translation
पराक्रमे शक्रसमो वायुवेगसमो जवे । महेश्वरसमः क्रोधे भीमः प्रहरतां वरः॥५-८८-२५॥
In prowess he is comparable to Śakra; in speed, to the force of the wind; in anger, to Maheśvara. Bhīma is foremost among those who strike.
english translation