SanskritIASTMeaning
जानन्तोjānantoknowing; being aware; understanding
ऽस्य'syahis; of this one
प्रकृतिंprakṛtiṃnature; essence; true character
केशवस्यkeśavasyaof Keshava; of Krishna; of Vasudeva
न्ययोजयन्nyayojayanappointed; charged; assigned
दस्युवधायdasyuvadhāyafor the slaying of the brigands; for the destruction of the robbers
कृष्णम्kṛṣṇamKrishna; to Krishna
सsahe; this one
तत्tatthat; this
कर्मkarmadeed; task
प्रतिशुश्रावpratiśuśrāvapromised; undertook; gave his word
दुष्करम्duṣkaramdifficult to accomplish; hard; arduous
ऐश्वर्यवान्aiśvaryavānpossessed of majesty; mighty; endowed with divine power
सिद्धिषुsiddhiṣuin perfections; in accomplishments; in supernatural powers
वासुदेवःvāsudevaḥVasudeva; Krishna; son of Vasudeva
निर्मोचनेnirmocaneat Nirmochana; at the place of release; at the site of liberation
षट्ṣaṭsix; six (thousand)
सहस्राणिsahasrāṇithousands; many thousands; thousandfold hosts
हत्वाhatvāhaving slain; having struck down
संछिद्यsaṃchidyacutting through; severing; slicing apart
पाशान्pāśānsnares; fetters; bonds
सहसाsahasāsuddenly; by force; swiftly
क्षुरान्तान्kṣurāntānrazor-edged; sharp as blades; edged like razors
मुरंmuraṃMura; the demon Mura; the asura Mura
हत्वाhatvāhaving slain; having struck down
विनिहत्यौघराक्षसंvinihatyaugharākṣasaṃhaving slain the demon Ogha; having smitten the rakshasa Ogha; having destroyed the rakshasa Ogha
निर्मोचनंnirmocanaṃNirmochana; the place of release; the removal of bonds
चापिcāpiand also; and even
जगामjagāmawent; proceeded
वीरःvīraḥhero; the mighty one
तत्रैवtatraivaright there; in that very place; precisely there
तेनास्यtenāsyatherefore with him; then with him
बभूवbabhūvabecame; arose
युद्धंyuddhaṃbattle; combat
महाबलेनातिबलस्यmahābalenātibalasyawith the exceedingly mighty and powerful one; with the immensely strong one; with the exceedingly strong hero
विष्णोःviṣṇoḥof Vishnu; of Lord Vishnu
शेतेśetelies; rests
सsahe; this one
कृष्णेनkṛṣṇenaby Krishna; by Vasudeva
हतःhataḥslain; struck down
परासुर्parāsurlifeless; dead
वातेनेवvātenevaas if by the wind; as by a storm; like a gust of wind
मथितःmathitaḥfelled; shaken down; battered
कर्णिकारःkarṇikāraḥa karnikara tree; the karnikara
आहृत्यāhṛtyahaving brought; having obtained; having taken
कृष्णोkṛṣṇoKrishna; Vasudeva
मणिकुण्डलेmaṇikuṇḍalethe jeweled earrings; the gem-adorned earrings; the radiant earrings
तेtethey; those
हत्वाhatvāhaving slain; having struck down
चcaand; also
भौमंbhaumaṃBhauma; son of the Earth; Naraka
नरकंnarakaṃNaraka; the tormenting state
मुरंmuraṃMura; the demon Mura; the asura Mura
चcaand; also
श्रियाśriyāwith glory; with splendor
वृतोvṛtosurrounded; chosen
यशसाyaśasāwith fame; with honor
चैवcaivaand also; and just
धीमान्dhīmānthe wise one; the sagacious one
प्रत्याजगामाप्रतिमप्रभावःpratyājagāmāpratimaprabhāvaḥreturned with unmatched power; came back with incomparable might; returned unrivaled in power
तस्मैtasmaito him; for him
वरान्varānthe best; choice ones
अददंस्adadaṃsgave; bestowed; granted
तत्रtatrathere; thither
देवाdevāgods; celestials
दृष्ट्वाdṛṣṭvāhaving seen; having beheld
भीमंbhīmaṃformidable; terrible
कर्मkarmadeed; act
रणेraṇein battle; in combat
कृतंkṛtaṃdone; accomplished
तत्tatthat; this
श्रमश्śramaśweariness; exhaustion; toil
चcaand; also
तेtethey; those
युध्यमानस्यyudhyamānasyaof the one fighting; of the one waging battle; of the one at war
नnanot; no
स्याद्syādwould be; let it be
आकाशेākāśein the sky; in space; in the air
वाvāor; either
अप्सुapsuin the waters; amid the waters
चैवcaivaand also; and just
क्रमःkramaḥstep; course; movement
स्यात्syātwould be; let it be
Verses 5.47.76-80 continue the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort toward peace unfolds against the backdrop of an already inevitable war. Key themes: Krishna, Karna, war. Dharma is revealed here through speech, the choice of embassy, faithfulness to one's word, and the responsibility kings bear for the consequences of their decisions.