SanskritIASTMeaning
अर्बुदः शक्रवापी चarbudaḥ śakravāpī caArbuda and Shakravapi,
पन्नगौ शत्रु-तापनौpannagau śatru-tāpanautwo serpents, scorchers of enemies,
स्वस्तिकस्य आलयः च अत्रsvastikasya ālayaḥ ca atraand Svastika's abode here,
मणि-नागस्य च उत्तमःmaṇi-nāgasya ca uttamaḥand the finest of Maninaga;
अपरिहार्या मेघानाम्aparihāryā meghānāmthe clouds do not pass over
मागधेयम् मणेः कृतेmāgadheyam maṇeḥ kṛtethe Magadhan land, for the sake of the jewel [of Maninaga];
कौशिकः मणिमान् च एवkauśikaḥ maṇimān ca evaKaushika and Manimat
ववृधाते हि अनुग्रहम्vavṛdhāte hi anugrahamprospered by their favor;
अर्थ-सिद्धिम् तु अनपगाम्artha-siddhim tu anapagāma success, unfailing,
जरासंधः अभिमन्यतेjarāsaṃdhaḥ abhimanyateJarasandha deems his own;
वयम् आसादने तस्यvayam āsādane tasyawe, having come upon him,
दर्पम् अद्य निहन्म हिdarpam adya nihanma hishall today crush his pride;
शत्रुतापनौśatrutāpanauoriginal form "śatrutāpanau", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
स्वस्तिकस्यालयश्svastikasyālayaśoriginal form "svastikasyālayaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चात्रcātraoriginal form "cātra", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मणिनागस्यmaṇināgasyaoriginal form "maṇināgasya", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चोत्तमःcottamaḥoriginal form "cottamaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मेघानांmeghānāṃoriginal form "meghānāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मागधेयंmāgadheyaṃoriginal form "māgadheyaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कौशिकोkauśikooriginal form "kauśiko", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मणिमांश्maṇimāṃśoriginal form "maṇimāṃś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चैवcaivaoriginal form "caiva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ह्य्hyoriginal form "hy", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अर्थसिद्धिंarthasiddhiṃoriginal form "arthasiddhiṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
त्व्tvoriginal form "tv", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अनपगांanapagāṃoriginal form "anapagāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
जरासंधोjarāsaṃdhooriginal form "jarāsaṃdho", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽभिमन्यते'bhimanyateoriginal form "'bhimanyate", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Here, in the midst of description, a verdict on pride sounds forth: the tyrant deems his fortune unfailing — and is thereby doomed. It is telling that confidence in the permanence of one's own happiness is the first sign of an approaching downfall: whoever considers himself unshakable is the very one who is brought down. Thus the text shows self-assurance as the herald of a fall; and further follows the heroes' entry into the city.