कर्बुराः शितिपादास् तु स्वर्णजालपरिच्छदाः ॥
जारासंधिं हयश्रेष्ठाः सहदेवम् उदावहन् ॥
ये तु पुष्करनालस्य समवर्णा हयोत्तमाः ॥
जवे श्येनसमाश् चित्राः सुदामानम् उदावहन् ॥
शशलोहितवर्णास् तु पाण्डुरोद्गतराजयः ॥
पाञ्चाल्यं गोपतेः पुत्रं सिंहसेनम् उदावहन् ॥
karburāḥ śitipādās tu svarṇajālaparicchadāḥ ||
jārāsaṃdhiṃ hayaśreṣṭhāḥ sahadevam udāvahan ||
ye tu puṣkaranālasya samavarṇā hayottamāḥ ||
jave śyenasamāś citrāḥ sudāmānam udāvahan ||
śaśalohitavarṇās tu pāṇḍurodgatarājayaḥ ||
pāñcālyaṃ gopateḥ putraṃ siṃhasenam udāvahan ||
Dappled, white-footed horses, in trappings of golden mesh, the finest of horses, bore Sahadeva, son of Jarasandha. And those excellent horses, the very hue of a lotus stalk, swift as falcons in their speed, dappled, bore Sudaman. Horses the color of hare's blood, with whitish streaks showing, bore the Panchalian Simhasena, son of Gopati.
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Among the warriors is Sahadeva, son of Jarasandha, that mighty king of Magadha who was slain by Bhima; now his son stands for the Pandavas. As with the son of Shishupala before, the same motif recurs: the descendant of a fallen enemy takes his place in the camp of righteousness. His horses are "swift as falcons in speed" — an image of swiftness that surpasses ponderous strength. The verse teaches that the quarrels of fathers need not weigh forever upon their sons; that reconciliation and passing over to the side of dharma are possible even for the offspring of defeated foes; and that by placing them in the same rank as the Pandavas' longtime allies, the tradition affirms: truth is open to anyone who comes to it, regardless of the enmity of past generations.