Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 10 — Chapter 50
SB 10 50.1
श्री-शुक उवाच अस्तिः प्राप्तिश् च कंसस्य महिष्यौ भरतर्षभ मृते भर्तरि दुःखार्ते ईयतुः स्म पितुर् गृहान्
śrī-śuka uvāca astiḥ prāptiś ca kaṃsasya mahiṣyau bharatarṣabha mṛte bhartari duḥkhārte īyatuḥ sma pitur gṛhān
Śrī Śuka said: Asti and Prāpti, the two queens of Kaṃsa, O bull of the Bharatas, when their husband was dead, went, stricken with grief, to their father's house.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 50.2
पित्रे मगध-राजाय जरासन्धाय दुःखिते वेदयां चक्रतुः सर्वम् आत्म-वैधव्य-कारणम्
pitre magadha-rājāya jarāsandhāya duḥkhite vedayāṃ cakratuḥ sarvam ātma-vaidhavya-kāraṇam
To their sorrowing father, Jarāsandha the king of Magadha, they made known everything—the cause of their own widowhood.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 50.3
स तद् अप्रियम् आकर्ण्य शोकामर्ष-युतो नृप अयादवीं महीं कर्तुं चक्रे परमम् उद्यमम्
sa tad apriyam ākarṇya śokāmarṣa-yuto nṛpa ayādavīṃ mahīṃ kartuṃ cakre paramam udyamam
Hearing that unwelcome news, the king, filled with grief and rage, made a supreme effort to make the earth free of the Yādavas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 50.4
अक्षौहिणीभिर् विंशत्या तिसृभिश् चापि संवृतः यदु-राजधानीं मथुरां न्यरुधत् सर्वतो दिशम्
akṣauhiṇībhir viṃśatyā tisṛbhiś cāpi saṃvṛtaḥ yadu-rājadhānīṃ mathurāṃ nyarudhat sarvato diśam
Surrounded by twenty-three akṣauhiṇīs, he besieged Mathurā, the capital of the Yadus, from every direction.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 50.5
निरीक्ष्य तद्-बलं कृष्ण उद्वेलम् इव सागरम् स्व-पुरं तेन संरुद्धं स्व-जनं च भयाकुलम्
nirīkṣya tad-balaṃ kṛṣṇa udvelam iva sāgaram sva-puraṃ tena saṃruddhaṃ sva-janaṃ ca bhayākulam
Seeing that army, like an ocean overflowing its shore, and his own city besieged by it, and his own people agitated with fear,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 50.6
चिन्तयाम् आस भगवान् हरिः कारण-मानुषः तद्-देश-कालानुगुणं स्वावतार-प्रयोजनम्
cintayām āsa bhagavān hariḥ kāraṇa-mānuṣaḥ tad-deśa-kālānuguṇaṃ svāvatāra-prayojanam
the Lord Hari, human for a purpose, considered the aim of his own descent, in accordance with that place and time.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 50.7
हनिष्यामि बलं ह्य् एतद् भुवि भारं समाहितम् मागधेन समानीतं वश्यानां सर्व-भूभुजाम्
haniṣyāmi balaṃ hy etad bhuvi bhāraṃ samāhitam māgadhena samānītaṃ vaśyānāṃ sarva-bhūbhujām
"I shall destroy this army, amassed as a burden upon the earth, which has been brought together by the Magadha king from all the kings subject to him,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 50.8
अक्षौहिणीभिः सङ्ख्यातं भटाश्व-रथ-कुञ्जरैः मागधस् तु न हन्तव्यो भूयः कर्ता बलोद्यमम्
akṣauhiṇībhiḥ saṅkhyātaṃ bhaṭāśva-ratha-kuñjaraiḥ māgadhas tu na hantavyo bhūyaḥ kartā balodyamam
reckoned in akṣauhiṇīs with foot soldiers, horses, chariots and elephants. But the Magadha king is not to be killed: he will again mount an effort of arms.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 50.9
एतद्-अर्थो ऽवतारो ऽयं भू-भार-हरणाय मे संरक्षणाय साधूनां कृतो ऽन्येषां वधाय च
etad-artho 'vatāro 'yaṃ bhū-bhāra-haraṇāya me saṃrakṣaṇāya sādhūnāṃ kṛto 'nyeṣāṃ vadhāya ca
For this purpose is this descent of mine made—to remove the burden of the earth, to protect the good, and to slay the others.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 50.10
अन्यो ऽपि धर्म-रक्षायै देहः संभ्रियते मया विरामायाप्य् अधर्मस्य काले प्रभवतः क्वचित्
anyo 'pi dharma-rakṣāyai dehaḥ saṃbhriyate mayā virāmāyāpy adharmasya kāle prabhavataḥ kvacit
Another body too is assumed by me for the safeguarding of dharma and for the ending of irreligion whenever, in the course of time, it becomes powerful."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 50.11
एवं ध्यायति गोविन्द आकाशात् सूर्य-वर्चसौ रथाव् उपस्थितौ सद्यः स-सूतौ स-परिच्छदौ
evaṃ dhyāyati govinda ākāśāt sūrya-varcasau rathāv upasthitau sadyaḥ sa-sūtau sa-paricchadau
While Govinda was thus reflecting, from the sky two chariots with the brilliance of the sun at once presented themselves, with their drivers and appurtenances,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 50.12
आयुधानि च दिव्यानि पुराणानि यदृच्छया दृष्ट्वा तानि हृषीकेशः सङ्कर्षणम् अथाब्रवीत्
āyudhāni ca divyāni purāṇāni yadṛcchayā dṛṣṭvā tāni hṛṣīkeśaḥ saṅkarṣaṇam athābravīt
and divine, ancient weapons as well, of their own accord. Seeing them, Hṛṣīkeśa then said to Saṅkarṣaṇa:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 50.13
पश्यार्य व्यसनं प्राप्तं यदूनां त्वावतां प्रभो एष ते रथ आयातो दयितान्य् आयुधानि च
paśyārya vyasanaṃ prāptaṃ yadūnāṃ tvāvatāṃ prabho eṣa te ratha āyāto dayitāny āyudhāni ca
"Look, noble one, at the calamity that has come upon the Yadus, whom you protect, O master. Here has come your chariot, and your cherished weapons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 50.14
एतद्-अर्थं हि नौ जन्म साधूनाम् ईश शर्म-कृत् त्रयो-विंशत्य्-अनीकाख्यं भूमेर् भारम् अपाकुरु
etad-arthaṃ hi nau janma sādhūnām īśa śarma-kṛt trayo-viṃśaty-anīkākhyaṃ bhūmer bhāram apākuru
Indeed, our birth is for this very purpose, O lord—to bring welfare to the good. Remove this burden of the earth, which is reckoned as twenty-three divisions of troops."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 50.15
एवं सम्मन्त्र्य दाशार्हौ दंशितौ रथिनौ पुरात् निर्जग्मतुः स्वायुधाढ्यौ बलेनाल्पीयसा वृतौ
evaṃ sammantrya dāśārhau daṃśitau rathinau purāt nirjagmatuḥ svāyudhāḍhyau balenālpīyasā vṛtau
Having thus taken counsel, the two Dāśārhas, armored and mounted on chariots, went out from the city, well furnished with their weapons and accompanied by a very small force.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 50.16
शङ्खं दध्मौ विनिर्गत्य हरिर् दारुक-सारथिः ततो ऽभूत् पर-सैन्यानां हृदि वित्रास-वेपथुः
śaṅkhaṃ dadhmau vinirgatya harir dāruka-sārathiḥ tato 'bhūt para-sainyānāṃ hṛdi vitrāsa-vepathuḥ
Going forth, Hari, with Dāruka as his charioteer, blew his conch; thereupon there arose in the hearts of the enemy troops a trembling of terror.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 50.17
ताव् आह मागधो वीक्ष्य हे कृष्ण पुरुषाधम न त्वया योद्धुम् इच्छामि बालेनैकेन लज्जया गुप्तेन हि त्वया मन्द न योत्स्ये याहि बन्धु-हन्
tāv āha māgadho vīkṣya he kṛṣṇa puruṣādhama na tvayā yoddhum icchāmi bālenaikena lajjayā guptena hi tvayā manda na yotsye yāhi bandhu-han
Looking at the two of them, the Magadha king said: "Hey Kṛṣṇa, lowest of men! I do not wish to fight with you—for it would be shameful (to fight) with a single boy; and since you keep yourself hidden, dullard, I will not fight. Go away, killer of your kinsman!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 10 50.18
तव राम यदि श्रद्धा युध्यस्व धैर्यम् उद्वह हित्वा वा मच्-छरैश् छिन्नं देहं स्वर् याहि मां जहि
tava rāma yadi śraddhā yudhyasva dhairyam udvaha hitvā vā mac-charaiś chinnaṃ dehaṃ svar yāhi māṃ jahi
"Rāma, if you have the confidence, fight; summon up your firmness. Either give up your body, cut apart by my arrows, and go to heaven—or kill me."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 50.19
श्री-भगवान् उवाच न वै शूरा विकत्थन्ते दर्शयन्त्य् एव पौरुषम् न गृह्णीमो वचो राजन्न् आतुरस्य मुमूर्षतः
śrī-bhagavān uvāca na vai śūrā vikatthante darśayanty eva pauruṣam na gṛhṇīmo vaco rājann āturasya mumūrṣataḥ
The Blessed Lord said: Heroes do not boast; they simply show their manhood. We do not take up the words of a sick man on the point of death, O king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 50.20
श्री-शुक उवाच जरा-सुतस् ताव् अभिसृत्य माधवौ महा-बलौघेन बलीयसावृनोत् स-सैन्य-यान-ध्वज-वाजि-सारथी सूर्यानलौ वायुर् इवाभ्र-रेणुभिः
śrī-śuka uvāca jarā-sutas tāv abhisṛtya mādhavau mahā-balaughena balīyasāvṛnot sa-sainya-yāna-dhvaja-vāji-sārathī sūryānalau vāyur ivābhra-reṇubhiḥ
Śrī Śuka said: The son of Jarā, having advanced upon the two Mādhavas, encircled them—along with their soldiers, chariots, banners, horses and drivers—with a mighty overwhelming flood of forces, as the wind covers the sun and fire with clouds and dust.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 50.21
सुपर्ण-ताल-ध्वज-चिहित्नौ रथाव् अलक्षयन्त्यो हरि-रामयोर् मृधे अम्प्;स्त्रियः पुराट्टालक-हर्म्य-गोपुरं समाश्रिताः सम्मुमुहुः शुचार्दितः
suparṇa-tāla-dhvaja-cihitnau rathāv alakṣayantyo hari-rāmayor mṛdhe striyaḥ purāṭṭālaka-harmya-gopuraṃ samāśritāḥ sammumuhuḥ śucārditaḥ
The women, unable to make out the chariots of Hari and Rāma, marked by the Garuḍa and palm-tree banners, in the battle, took shelter in the city's watchtowers, mansions and gateways, and fainted away, stricken with grief.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 50.22
हरिः परानीक-पयोमुचां मुहुः शिलीमुखात्य्-उल्बण-वर्ष-पीडितम् स्व-सैन्यम् आलोक्य सुरासुरार्चितं व्यस्फूर्जयच् छार्ङ्ग-शरासनोत्तमम्
hariḥ parānīka-payomucāṃ muhuḥ śilīmukhāty-ulbaṇa-varṣa-pīḍitam sva-sainyam ālokya surāsurārcitaṃ vyasphūrjayac chārṅga-śarāsanottamam
Seeing his own army repeatedly afflicted by the exceedingly fierce rain of arrows from the enemy ranks, which were like rainclouds, Hari made his supreme bow Śārṅga, worshipped by gods and demons, resound.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 50.23
गृह्णन् निशङ्गाद् अथ सन्दधच् छरान् विकृष्य मुञ्चन् शित-बाण-पूगान् अम्प्;निघ्नन् रथान् कुञ्जर-वाजि-पत्तीन् निरन्तरं यद्वद् अलात-चक्रम्
gṛhṇan niśaṅgād atha sandadhac charān vikṛṣya muñcan śita-bāṇa-pūgān nighnan rathān kuñjara-vāji-pattīn nirantaraṃ yadvad alāta-cakram
Then, taking arrows from the quiver, fitting them, drawing (the bow) and releasing volleys of sharpened shafts, he struck down chariots, elephants, horses and foot-soldiers without pause, like a whirling circle of firebrands.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 50.24
निर्भिन्न-कुम्भाः करिणो निपेतुर् अनेकशो ऽश्वाः शर-वृक्ण-कन्धराः रथा हताश्व-ध्वज-सूत-नायकाः पदायतश् छिन्न-भुजोरु-कन्धराः
nirbhinna-kumbhāḥ kariṇo nipetur anekaśo 'śvāḥ śara-vṛkṇa-kandharāḥ rathā hatāśva-dhvaja-sūta-nāyakāḥ padāyataś chinna-bhujoru-kandharāḥ
Elephants fell with their foreheads split open, horses by the many with their necks sheared off by arrows, chariots with their horses, banners, drivers and commanders slain, and foot-soldiers with arms, thighs and necks cut off.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 50.25
सञ्छिद्यमान-द्विपदेभ-वाजिनाम् अङ्ग-प्रसूताः शतशो ऽसृग्-आपगाः भुजाहयः पूरुष-शीर्ष-कच्छपा हत-द्विप-द्वीप-हय ग्रहाकुलाः
sañchidyamāna-dvipadebha-vājinām aṅga-prasūtāḥ śataśo 'sṛg-āpagāḥ bhujāhayaḥ pūruṣa-śīrṣa-kacchapā hata-dvipa-dvīpa-haya grahākulāḥ
From the limbs of the men, elephants and horses being cut to pieces there arose rivers of blood by the hundreds, with arms for snakes, human heads for turtles, and crowded with slain elephants for islands and horses for crocodiles.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 50.26
करोरु-मीना नर-केश-शैवला धनुस्-तरङ्गायुध-गुल्म-सङ्कुलाः अच्छूरिकावर्त-भयानका महा- मणि-प्रवेकाभरणाश्म-शर्कराः
karoru-mīnā nara-keśa-śaivalā dhanus-taraṅgāyudha-gulma-saṅkulāḥ acchūrikāvarta-bhayānakā mahā- maṇi-pravekābharaṇāśma-śarkarāḥ
—with hands and thighs for fish, human hair for waterweed, thick with bows for waves and weapons for bushes, made terrible by razor-like blades for whirlpools, and with the choicest great gems and ornaments for stones and gravel;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 50.27
प्रवर्तिता भीरु-भयावहा मृधे मनस्विनां हर्ष-करीः परस्परम् विनिघ्नतारीन् मुषलेन दुर्मदान् सङ्कर्षणेनापरीमेय-तेजसा
pravartitā bhīru-bhayāvahā mṛdhe manasvināṃ harṣa-karīḥ parasparam vinighnatārīn muṣalena durmadān saṅkarṣaṇenāparīmeya-tejasā
—(these rivers) set flowing in the battle, bringing terror to the timid and joy to the stout-hearted, one after another, as Saṅkarṣaṇa of immeasurable power struck down with his club the enemies drunk with pride.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 50.28
बलं तद् अङ्गार्णव-दुर्ग-भैरवं दुरन्त-पारं मगधेन्द्र-पालितम् क्षयं प्रणीतं वसुदेव-पुत्रयोर् विक्रीडितं तज् जगद्-ईशयोः परम्
balaṃ tad aṅgārṇava-durga-bhairavaṃ duranta-pāraṃ magadhendra-pālitam kṣayaṃ praṇītaṃ vasudeva-putrayor vikrīḍitaṃ taj jagad-īśayoḥ param
That army, dreadful as an impassable ocean of elephants, its far shore hard to reach, protected by the lord of Magadha, was brought to destruction by the two sons of Vasudeva; for those two lords of the universe it was mere sport.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 50.29
स्थित्य्-उद्भवान्तं भुवन-त्रयस्य यः समीहिते ऽनन्त-गुणः स्व-लीलया अम्प्;न तस्य चित्रं पर-पक्ष-निग्रहस् तथापि मर्त्यानुविधस्य वर्ण्यते
sthity-udbhavāntaṃ bhuvana-trayasya yaḥ samīhite 'nanta-guṇaḥ sva-līlayā na tasya citraṃ para-pakṣa-nigrahas tathāpi martyānuvidhasya varṇyate
For him who, endowed with endless qualities, brings about by his own play the maintenance, origination and end of the three worlds, the subduing of an enemy party is no wonder; nevertheless it is described, since he conforms to mortal ways.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 50.30
जग्राह विरथं रामो जरासन्धं महा-बलम् हतानीकावशिष्टासुं सिंहः सिंहम् इवौजसा
jagrāha virathaṃ rāmo jarāsandhaṃ mahā-balam hatānīkāvaśiṣṭāsuṃ siṃhaḥ siṃham ivaujasā
Rāma seized the mighty Jarāsandha, deprived of his chariot, left alive when his army had been slain, by sheer force, as a lion seizes a lion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 50.31
बध्यमानं हतारातिं पाशैर् वारुण-मानुषैः वारयाम् आस गोविन्दस् तेन कार्य-चिकीर्षया
badhyamānaṃ hatārātiṃ pāśair vāruṇa-mānuṣaiḥ vārayām āsa govindas tena kārya-cikīrṣayā
As he, whose enemies had been slain, was being bound with Varuṇa's ropes and with human ones, Govinda stopped it, wishing to have something accomplished through him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 50.32
सा मुक्तो लोक-नाथाभ्यां व्रीडितो वीर-सम्मतः तपसे कृत-सङ्कल्पो वारितः पथि राजभिः
sā mukto loka-nāthābhyāṃ vrīḍito vīra-sammataḥ tapase kṛta-saṅkalpo vāritaḥ pathi rājabhiḥ
Released by the two lords of the world, ashamed, though honoured among heroes, he resolved upon austerity, but was dissuaded on the way by the kings—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 50.33
वाक्यैः पवित्रार्थ-पदैर् नयनैः प्राकृतैर् अपि स्व-कर्म-बन्ध-प्राप्तो ऽयं यदुभिस् ते पराभवः
vākyaiḥ pavitrārtha-padair nayanaiḥ prākṛtair api sva-karma-bandha-prāpto 'yaṃ yadubhis te parābhavaḥ
—with words whose phrases carried pure sense, and with worldly arguments as well: "This defeat of yours at the hands of the Yadus has come about through the bondage of your own deeds."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 50.34
हतेषु सर्वानीकेषु नृपो बार्हद्रथस् तदा उपेक्षितो भगवता मगधान् दुर्मना ययौ
hateṣu sarvānīkeṣu nṛpo bārhadrathas tadā upekṣito bhagavatā magadhān durmanā yayau
Then, when all his armies had been slain, King Bārhadratha, disregarded by the Lord, went to Magadha with a heavy heart.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 50.35
मुकुन्दो ऽप्य् अक्षत-बलो निस्तीर्णारि-बलार्णवः विकीर्यमाणः कुसुमैस् त्रीदशैर् अनुमोदितः
mukundo 'py akṣata-balo nistīrṇāri-balārṇavaḥ vikīryamāṇaḥ kusumais trīdaśair anumoditaḥ
Mukunda too, his forces undiminished, having crossed the ocean of the enemy's army, was showered with flowers and applauded by the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 50.36
माथुरैर् उपसङ्गम्य विज्वरैर् मुदितात्मभिः उपगीयमान-विजयः सूत-मागध-वन्दिभिः
māthurair upasaṅgamya vijvarair muditātmabhiḥ upagīyamāna-vijayaḥ sūta-māgadha-vandibhiḥ
The people of Mathurā, their fever gone and their hearts delighted, came to meet him, and his victory was sung by bards, chroniclers and panegyrists.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 50.37
शङ्ख-दुन्दुभयो नेदुर् भेरी-तूर्याण्य् अनेकशः वीणा-वेणु-मृदङ्गानि पुरं प्रविशति प्रभौ
śaṅkha-dundubhayo nedur bherī-tūryāṇy anekaśaḥ vīṇā-veṇu-mṛdaṅgāni puraṃ praviśati prabhau
Conches and kettledrums sounded, and drums and trumpets by the many, and lutes, flutes and mṛdaṅgas, as the Lord entered the city—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 50.38
सिक्त-मार्गां हृष्ट-जनां पताकाभिर् अभ्यलङ्कृताम् निर्घुष्टां ब्रह्म-घोषेण कौतुकाबद्ध-तोरणाम्
sikta-mārgāṃ hṛṣṭa-janāṃ patākābhir abhyalaṅkṛtām nirghuṣṭāṃ brahma-ghoṣeṇa kautukābaddha-toraṇām
—its streets sprinkled with water, its people joyful, adorned with banners, resounding with the chanting of the Vedas, its archways festively hung;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 50.39
निचीयमानो नारीभिर् माल्य-दध्य्-अक्षताङ्कुरैः निरीक्ष्यमाणः स-स्नेहं प्रीत्य्-उत्कलित-लोचनैः
nicīyamāno nārībhir mālya-dadhy-akṣatāṅkuraiḥ nirīkṣyamāṇaḥ sa-snehaṃ prīty-utkalita-locanaiḥ
—while he was covered over by the women with garlands, yogurt, unbroken grains and sprouts, and gazed upon affectionately by eyes wide open with delight.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 50.40
आयोधन-गतं वित्तम् अनन्तं वीर-भूषणम् यदु-राजाय तत् सर्वम् आहृतं प्रादिशत् प्रभुः
āyodhana-gataṃ vittam anantaṃ vīra-bhūṣaṇam yadu-rājāya tat sarvam āhṛtaṃ prādiśat prabhuḥ
The wealth lying on the battlefield, endless, consisting of the ornaments of the heroes — all that the Lord had gathered up and assigned to the king of the Yadus.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 50.41
एवं सप्तदश-कृत्वस् तावत्य् अक्षौहिणी-बलः युयुधे मागधो राजा यदुभिः कृष्ण-पालितैः
evaṃ saptadaśa-kṛtvas tāvaty akṣauhiṇī-balaḥ yuyudhe māgadho rājā yadubhiḥ kṛṣṇa-pālitaiḥ
In this way, seventeen times over, the king of Magadha, with a force of that many akṣauhiṇīs, fought with the Yadus, who were protected by Kṛṣṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 50.42
अक्षिण्वंस् तद्-बलं सर्वं वृष्णयः कृष्ण-तेजसा हतेषु स्वेष्व् अनीकेषु त्यक्तो ऽगाद् अरिभिर् नृपः
akṣiṇvaṃs tad-balaṃ sarvaṃ vṛṣṇayaḥ kṛṣṇa-tejasā hateṣu sveṣv anīkeṣu tyakto 'gād aribhir nṛpaḥ
The Vṛṣṇis destroyed all of his army by Kṛṣṇa's power; and when his own troops had been slain, the king, abandoned by his foes, went away.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 50.43
अष्टादशम सङ्ग्राम आगामिनि तद्-अन्तरा नारद-प्रेषितो वीरो यवनः प्रत्यदृश्यत
aṣṭādaśama saṅgrāma āgāmini tad-antarā nārada-preṣito vīro yavanaḥ pratyadṛśyata
When the eighteenth battle was approaching, in the interval before it a hero, a Yavana sent by Nārada, appeared.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 50.44
रुरोध मथुराम् एत्य तिसृभिर् म्लेच्छ-कोटिभिः नृ-लोके चाप्रतिद्वन्द्वो वृष्णीन् श्रुत्वात्म-सम्मितान्
rurodha mathurām etya tisṛbhir mleccha-koṭibhiḥ nṛ-loke cāpratidvandvo vṛṣṇīn śrutvātma-sammitān
Having come, he laid siege to Mathurā with thirty million barbarians, being without a match in the human world and having heard that the Vṛṣṇis were equal to himself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 50.45
तं दृष्ट्वाचिन्तयत् कृष्णः सङ्कर्षण सहायवान् अहो यदूनां वृजिनं प्राप्तं ह्य् उभयतो महत्
taṃ dṛṣṭvācintayat kṛṣṇaḥ saṅkarṣaṇa sahāyavān aho yadūnāṃ vṛjinaṃ prāptaṃ hy ubhayato mahat
Seeing him, Kṛṣṇa, who had Saṅkarṣaṇa as his helper, reflected: "Ah, a great trouble has come upon the Yadus, from both sides indeed."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 50.46
यवनो ऽयं निरुन्धे ऽस्मान् अद्य तावन् महा-बलः मागधो ऽप्य् अद्य वा श्वो वा परश्वो वागमिष्यति
yavano 'yaṃ nirundhe 'smān adya tāvan mahā-balaḥ māgadho 'py adya vā śvo vā paraśvo vāgamiṣyati
"This Yavana, so mighty, blockades us today; and the Magadha king too will come either today or tomorrow or the day after."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 50.47
आवयोः युध्यतोर् अस्य यद्य् आगन्ता जरा-सुतः बन्धून् हनिष्यत्य् अथ वा नेष्यते स्व-पुरं बली
āvayoḥ yudhyator asya yady āgantā jarā-sutaḥ bandhūn haniṣyaty atha vā neṣyate sva-puraṃ balī
"If, while the two of us are fighting this one, the son of Jarā should arrive, he will kill our kinsmen, or else, being strong, he will carry them off to his own city."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 50.48
तस्माद् अद्य विधास्यामो दुर्गं द्विपद-दुर्गमम् तत्र ज्ञातीन् समाधाय यवनं घातयामहे
tasmād adya vidhāsyāmo durgaṃ dvipada-durgamam tatra jñātīn samādhāya yavanaṃ ghātayāmahe
"Therefore today we shall construct a fortress that is inaccessible to two-footed beings; having settled our kinsmen there, we shall have the Yavana killed."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 50.49
इति सम्मन्त्र्य भगवान् दुर्गं द्वादश-योजनम् अन्तः-समुद्रे नगरं कृत्स्नाद्भुतम् अचीकरत्
iti sammantrya bhagavān durgaṃ dvādaśa-yojanam antaḥ-samudre nagaraṃ kṛtsnādbhutam acīkarat
Having thus taken counsel, the Lord had a fortress made, a city of twelve yojanas within the sea, wholly wonderful.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 50.50
दृश्यते यत्र हि त्वाष्ट्रं विज्ञानं शिल्प-नैपुणम् रथ्या-चत्वर-वीथीभिर् यथा-वास्तु विनिर्मितम्
dṛśyate yatra hi tvāṣṭraṃ vijñānaṃ śilpa-naipuṇam rathyā-catvara-vīthībhir yathā-vāstu vinirmitam
In it was to be seen the knowledge of Tvaṣṭā, expertise in craftsmanship — built with carriage-roads, squares and lanes according to the rules of architecture.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 50.51
सुर-द्रुम-लतोद्यान- विचित्रोपवनान्वितम् हेम-शृङ्गैर् दिवि-स्पृग्भिः स्फटिकाट्टाल-गोपुरैः
sura-druma-latodyāna- vicitropavanānvitam hema-śṛṅgair divi-spṛgbhiḥ sphaṭikāṭṭāla-gopuraiḥ
provided with gardens of celestial trees and creepers and with wonderfully varied parks, with golden peaks touching the sky, with crystal watchtowers and gateways,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 50.52
राजतारकुटैः कोष्ठैर् हेम-कुम्भैर् अलङ्कृतैः रत्न-कूतैर् गृहैर् हेमैर् महा-मारकत-स्थलैः
rājatārakuṭaiḥ koṣṭhair hema-kumbhair alaṅkṛtaiḥ ratna-kūtair gṛhair hemair mahā-mārakata-sthalaiḥ
with storehouses of silver and brass adorned with golden pots, with houses of gold having jewelled pinnacles and floors of great emerald,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 50.53
वास्तोष्पतीनां च गृहैर् वल्लभीभिश् च निर्मितम् चातुर्-वर्ण्य-जनाकीर्णं यदु-देव-गृहोल्लसत्
vāstoṣpatīnāṃ ca gṛhair vallabhībhiś ca nirmitam cātur-varṇya-janākīrṇaṃ yadu-deva-gṛhollasat
and constructed with shrines of the household deities and with upper turret-chambers; thronged with people of the four classes, and shining with the palaces of the Yadu lords.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 50.54
सुधर्मां पारिजातं च महेन्द्रः प्राहिणोद् धरेः यत्र चावस्थितो मर्त्यो मर्त्य-धर्मैर् न युज्यते
sudharmāṃ pārijātaṃ ca mahendraḥ prāhiṇod dhareḥ yatra cāvasthito martyo martya-dharmair na yujyate
Great Indra sent to Hari the Sudharmā (assembly hall) and the pārijāta tree — in which (hall) a mortal, once seated, is not subject to the conditions of mortals.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 50.55
श्यामैक-वर्णान् वरुणो हयान् शुक्लान् मनो-जवान् अष्टौ निधि-पतिः कोशान् लोक-पालो निजोदयान्
śyāmaika-varṇān varuṇo hayān śuklān mano-javān aṣṭau nidhi-patiḥ kośān loka-pālo nijodayān
Varuṇa (sent) horses of a single dark color and white ones, swift as thought; the lord of treasures (sent) the eight treasures; the guardians of the worlds (sent) their own respective powers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 50.56
यद् यद् भगवता दत्तम् आधिपत्यं स्व-सिद्धये सर्वं प्रत्यर्पयाम् आसुर् हरौ भूमि-गते नृप
yad yad bhagavatā dattam ādhipatyaṃ sva-siddhaye sarvaṃ pratyarpayām āsur harau bhūmi-gate nṛpa
Whatever dominion had been given them by the Lord for their own success, all of it they offered back to Hari when he had come to the earth, O king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 50.57
तत्र योग-प्रभावेन नीत्वा सर्व-जनं हरिः प्रजा-पालेन रामेण कृष्णः समनुमन्त्रितः निर्जगाम पुर-द्वारात् पद्म-माली निरायुधः
tatra yoga-prabhāvena nītvā sarva-janaṃ hariḥ prajā-pālena rāmeṇa kṛṣṇaḥ samanumantritaḥ nirjagāma pura-dvārāt padma-mālī nirāyudhaḥ
Having brought all the people there by the power of yoga, Hari — Kṛṣṇa, having taken counsel with Rāma, who was left to protect the people — went out from the city gate, wearing a garland of lotuses and without weapons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition