VedawordA Vedic library
Search
Sign in
Mahabharata
Jarāsaṃdha-vadha-parva (māgadha-prasthāna) (The March to Magadha)2.18.1–3
2192 / 15823
Mahabharata · 2.18.1–3
॥
Devanāgarī

वासुदेव उवाच
पतितौ हंसडिभकौ कंसामात्यौ निपातितौ ॥
जरासंधस्य निधने कालो ऽयं समुपागतः ॥
न स शक्यो रणे जेतुं सर्वैर् अपि सुरासुरैः ॥
प्राणयुद्धेन जेतव्यः स इत्य् उपलभामहे ॥
मयि नीतिर् बलं भीमे रक्षिता चावयोर्जुनः ॥
साधयिष्याम तं राजन् वयं त्रय इवाग्नयः ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

vāsudeva uvāca
patitau haṃsaḍibhakau kaṃsāmātyau nipātitau ||
jarāsaṃdhasya nidhane kālo 'yaṃ samupāgataḥ ||
na sa śakyo raṇe jetuṃ sarvair api surāsuraiḥ ||
prāṇayuddhena jetavyaḥ sa ity upalabhāmahe ||
mayi nītir balaṃ bhīme rakṣitā cāvayorjunaḥ ||
sādhayiṣyāma taṃ rājan vayaṃ traya ivāgnayaḥ ||

Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
पतितौ हंस-डिभकौpatitau haṃsa-ḍibhakauHamsa and Dibhaka have fallen,
कंस-अमात्यौ निपातितौkaṃsa-amātyau nipātitauKamsa's counselors, struck down;
जरासंधस्य निधनेjarāsaṃdhasya nidhanefor the destruction of Jarasandha
कालः अयम् समुपागतःkālaḥ ayam samupāgataḥthe hour has now come;
न सः शक्यः रणे जेतुम्na saḥ śakyaḥ raṇe jetumhe cannot be conquered in battle
सर्वैः अपि सुर-असुरैःsarvaiḥ api sura-asuraiḥeven by all gods and demons;
प्राण-युद्धेन जेतव्यःprāṇa-yuddhena jetavyaḥby hand-to-hand combat he must be conquered
सः इति उपलभामहेsaḥ iti upalabhāmaheso we understand;
मयि नीतिः बलम् भीमेmayi nītiḥ balam bhīmein me is policy, in Bhima strength,
रक्षिता च आवयोः अर्जुनःrakṣitā ca āvayoḥ arjunaḥand the protection of us both is Arjuna;
साधयिष्याम तम् राजन्sādhayiṣyāma tam rājanwe shall overcome him, O king,
वयम् त्रयः इव अग्नयःvayam trayaḥ iva agnayaḥwe three, like three fires;
वासुदेवvāsudevaoriginal form "vāsudeva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
हंसडिभकौhaṃsaḍibhakauoriginal form "haṃsaḍibhakau", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कंसामात्यौkaṃsāmātyauoriginal form "kaṃsāmātyau", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कालोkālooriginal form "kālo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽयं'yaṃoriginal form "'yaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सsaoriginal form "sa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
शक्योśakyooriginal form "śakyo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
जेतुंjetuṃoriginal form "jetuṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सर्वैर्sarvairoriginal form "sarvair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सुरासुरैःsurāsuraiḥoriginal form "surāsuraiḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्राणयुद्धेनprāṇayuddhenaoriginal form "prāṇayuddhena", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सsaoriginal form "sa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
इत्य्ityoriginal form "ity", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नीतिर्nītiroriginal form "nītir", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
बलंbalaṃoriginal form "balaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चावयोर्जुनःcāvayorjunaḥoriginal form "cāvayorjunaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तंtaṃoriginal form "taṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वयंvayaṃoriginal form "vayaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
त्रयtrayaoriginal form "traya", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
इवाग्नयःivāgnayaḥoriginal form "ivāgnayaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation

Krishna said: "Hamsa and Dibhaka, Kamsa's counselors, have fallen, struck down; the hour has come for Jarasandha's destruction. He cannot be conquered in open battle even by all gods and demons; he must be conquered by hand-to-hand combat -- so we understand. In me is policy, in Bhima strength, and the protection of us both is Arjuna; we shall overcome him, O king, we three, like three sacrificial fires."

Version

dc5e13222252 · published Jul 16, 2026, 3:13:23 PM UTC

Available inRUEN
PreviousVerse 2.17.25–27

Page between verses with