Mahabharata
Rājasūyārambha-parva (Kṛṣṇa on Jarāsandha)2.13.11–13
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Mahabharata · 2.13.11–13
Devanāgarī

अपरौ च महावीर्यौ महात्मानौ समाश्रितौ ॥
जरासंधं महावीर्यं तौ हंसडिभकाव् उभौ ॥
दन्तवक्रः करूषश् च कलभो मेघवाहनः ॥
मूर्ध्ना दिव्यं मणिं बिभ्रद् यं तं भूतमणिं विदुः ॥
मुरं च नरकं चैव शास्ति यो यवनाधिपौ ॥
अपर्यन्तबलो राजा प्रतीच्यां वरुणो यथा ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

aparau ca mahāvīryau mahātmānau samāśritau ||
jarāsaṃdhaṃ mahāvīryaṃ tau haṃsaḍibhakāv ubhau ||
dantavakraḥ karūṣaś ca kalabho meghavāhanaḥ ||
mūrdhnā divyaṃ maṇiṃ bibhrad yaṃ taṃ bhūtamaṇiṃ viduḥ ||
muraṃ ca narakaṃ caiva śāsti yo yavanādhipau ||
aparyantabalo rājā pratīcyāṃ varuṇo yathā ||

Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
अपरौ च महा-वीर्यौaparau ca mahā-vīryauand two others, of great valor,
महात्मानौ समाश्रितौmahātmānau samāśritaugreat of soul, took refuge
जरासंधम् महा-वीर्यम्jarāsaṃdham mahā-vīryamwith the great-valored Jarasandha —
तौ हंस-डिभकौ उभौtau haṃsa-ḍibhakau ubhauthose two, Hamsa and Dibhaka;
दन्तवक्रः करूषः चdantavakraḥ karūṣaḥ caDantavakra, Karusha,
कलभः मेघ-वाहनःkalabhaḥ megha-vāhanaḥKalabha, Meghavahana,
मूर्ध्ना दिव्यम् मणिम् बिभ्रत्mūrdhnā divyam maṇim bibhratbearing on his brow a divine jewel,
यम् तम् भूत-मणिम् विदुःyam tam bhūta-maṇim viduḥwhich they call 'Bhuta-mani';
मुरम् च नरकम् च एवmuram ca narakam ca evaMura and Naraka,
शास्ति यः यवन-अधिपौśāsti yaḥ yavana-adhipauover whom he rules, the two lords of the Yavanas,
अपर्यन्त-बलः राजाaparyanta-balaḥ rājāa king with a boundless army,
प्रतीच्याम् वरुणः यथाpratīcyām varuṇaḥ yathāin the west — like Varuna;
महावीर्यौmahāvīryauoriginal form "mahāvīryau", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
जरासंधंjarāsaṃdhaṃoriginal form "jarāsaṃdhaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
महावीर्यंmahāvīryaṃoriginal form "mahāvīryaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
हंसडिभकाव्haṃsaḍibhakāvoriginal form "haṃsaḍibhakāv", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
करूषश्karūṣaśoriginal form "karūṣaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कलभोkalabhooriginal form "kalabho", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मेघवाहनःmeghavāhanaḥoriginal form "meghavāhanaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दिव्यंdivyaṃoriginal form "divyaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मणिंmaṇiṃoriginal form "maṇiṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
बिभ्रद्bibhradoriginal form "bibhrad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यंyaṃoriginal form "yaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तंtaṃoriginal form "taṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भूतमणिंbhūtamaṇiṃoriginal form "bhūtamaṇiṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मुरंmuraṃoriginal form "muraṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नरकंnarakaṃoriginal form "narakaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चैवcaivaoriginal form "caiva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
योyooriginal form "yo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यवनाधिपौyavanādhipauoriginal form "yavanādhipau", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अपर्यन्तबलोaparyantabalooriginal form "aparyantabalo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रतीच्यांpratīcyāṃoriginal form "pratīcyāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वरुणोvaruṇooriginal form "varuṇo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation

And two others, of great valor and great soul, took refuge with the great-valored Jarasandha — those two, Hamsa and Dibhaka; and Dantavakra, Karusha, Kalabha, Meghavahana, bearing on his brow the divine jewel called 'Bhuta-mani'; and he who rules over Mura and Naraka, the two lords of the Yavanas, a king with a boundless army, in the west like Varuna.

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