SanskritIASTMeaning
ताम् तु दृष्ट्वा समृद्धिम् तेtām tu dṛṣṭvā samṛddhim teHaving seen that abundance, they, on that street,
वीथ्याम् तस्याम् नर-उत्तमाःvīthyām tasyām nara-uttamāḥthe best of men,
राज-मार्गेण गच्छन्तःrāja-mārgeṇa gacchantaḥwalking along the royal road,
कृष्ण-भीम-धनंजयाःkṛṣṇa-bhīma-dhanaṃjayāḥKrishna, Bhima, Dhananjaya,
बलात् गृहीत्वा माल्यानिbalāt gṛhītvā mālyānihaving by force taken garlands
माला-कारान् महा-बलाःmālā-kārān mahā-balāḥfrom the garland-makers, mighty ones,
विराग-वसनाः सर्वेvirāga-vasanāḥ sarveall in bright dyed garments,
स्रग्विणः मृष्ट-कुण्डलाःsragviṇaḥ mṛṣṭa-kuṇḍalāḥgarlanded, with burnished earrings,
निवेशनम् अथ आजग्मुःniveśanam atha ājagmuḥthen came to the dwelling
जरासंधस्य धीमतःjarāsaṃdhasya dhīmataḥof wise Jarasandha,
गो-वासम् इव वीक्षन्तःgo-vāsam iva vīkṣantaḥgazing as at a cattle-pen,
सिंहाः हैमवताः यथाsiṃhāḥ haimavatāḥ yathālike lions of the Himalayas;
तांtāṃoriginal form "tāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
समृद्धिंsamṛddhiṃoriginal form "samṛddhiṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वीथ्यांvīthyāṃoriginal form "vīthyāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तस्यांtasyāṃoriginal form "tasyāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नरोत्तमाःnarottamāḥoriginal form "narottamāḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
राजमार्गेणrājamārgeṇaoriginal form "rājamārgeṇa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कृष्णभीमधनंजयाःkṛṣṇabhīmadhanaṃjayāḥoriginal form "kṛṣṇabhīmadhanaṃjayāḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
बलाद्balādoriginal form "balād", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मालाकारान्mālākārānoriginal form "mālākārān", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
महाबलाःmahābalāḥoriginal form "mahābalāḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विरागवसनाःvirāgavasanāḥoriginal form "virāgavasanāḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
स्रग्विणोsragviṇooriginal form "sragviṇo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मृष्टकुण्डलाःmṛṣṭakuṇḍalāḥoriginal form "mṛṣṭakuṇḍalāḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अथाजग्मुर्athājagmuroriginal form "athājagmur", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
गोवासम्govāsamoriginal form "govāsam", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सिंहाsiṃhāoriginal form "siṃhā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
हैमवताhaimavatāoriginal form "haimavatā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Here formidable might shows through even a disguise. It is telling in the comparison to lions gazing upon a herd: before dharma armed with strength, the tyrant and his city are but a defenseless herd. Thus the text shows the invincibility of those who have come; and further follows the astonishment of the Magadhas.