SanskritIASTMeaning
ततः वयम् अमित्र-घ्नtataḥ vayam amitra-ghnathen we, O slayer of foes,
तस्मिन् प्रतिगते नृपेtasmin pratigate nṛpe[when] that king withdrew,
पुनः आनन्दिताः सर्वेpunaḥ ānanditāḥ sarveall rejoicing once more,
मथुरायाम् वसामहेmathurāyām vasāmahesettled in Mathura;
यदा तु अभ्येत्य पितरम्yadā tu abhyetya pitarambut when, coming to her father,
सा वै राजीव-लोचनाsā vai rājīva-locanāthat lotus-eyed one,
कंस-भार्या जरासंधम्kaṃsa-bhāryā jarāsaṃdhamthe widow of Kamsa, to Jarasandha,
दुहिता मागधम् नृपम्duhitā māgadham nṛpamhis daughter, to the king of Magadha,
चोदयति एव राज-इन्द्रcodayati eva rāja-indraurges [him], O lord of kings,
पति-व्यसन-दुःखिताpati-vyasana-duḥkhitāafflicted by widowhood:
पति-घ्नम् मे जहि इति एवम्pati-ghnam me jahi iti evam"Slay my husband's killer!" — thus
पुनः पुनः अरिंदमpunaḥ punaḥ ariṃdamaagain and again, O conqueror of foes;
ततोtatooriginal form "tato", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अमित्रघ्नamitraghnaoriginal form "amitraghna", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पुनर्punaroriginal form "punar", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मथुरायांmathurāyāṃoriginal form "mathurāyāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
त्व्tvoriginal form "tv", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पितरंpitaraṃoriginal form "pitaraṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
राजीवलोचनाrājīvalocanāoriginal form "rājīvalocanā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कंसभार्याkaṃsabhāryāoriginal form "kaṃsabhāryā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
जरासंधंjarāsaṃdhaṃoriginal form "jarāsaṃdhaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मागधंmāgadhaṃoriginal form "māgadhaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चोदयत्य्codayatyoriginal form "codayaty", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
राजेन्द्रrājendraoriginal form "rājendra", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पतिव्यसनदुःखिताpativyasanaduḥkhitāoriginal form "pativyasanaduḥkhitā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पतिघ्नंpatighnaṃoriginal form "patighnaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
जहीत्य्jahītyoriginal form "jahīty", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
एवंevaṃoriginal form "evaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पुनर्punaroriginal form "punar", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Here a widow's grief kindles enmity. It is telling that even a lawful sorrow, when not subdued by dharma, becomes the seed of new evil: grief that seeks only vengeance prolongs the chain of misfortune. Thus scripture shows how untransformed sorrow feeds war; and what follows tells of the Vrishnis' new flight.