Harivamsha — Chapter 87
HV 87.2
रेवतस्याथ कन्यां च रेवतीं शीलसंमताम् प्राप्तवान् बलदेवस् तु कृष्णस्यानुमते तदा ॥ ह्व्_८६।८० यः सर्गजैः सुरगणप्रियकृद्भिर् उच्चैर् ।द्रव्यैः समुद्रनिहितैश् च समुद्रजातैः ।हृद्याम् अकारयद् अशेषजगल् ललामां ।श्रीद्वारकां पुरवरीं तम् उपैमि विष्णुम् । एतस्मिन्न् एव काले तु जरासंधः प्रतापवान् नृपान् उद्योजयाम् आस चेदिराजप्रियेप्सया ॥ ह्व्_८७।१ यथार्हं च यथायोगं प्रश्रयं प्रददौ नृपः । विवाहं घोषयाम् आस शिशुपालस्य मागधः ॥ सर्वम् अन्तःपुरं चैव विवाहे उत्सुकं किल । श्वोभूते तु विवाहस्य चैद्यस्येति च भूमिपाः । संनद्धाः समपद्यन्तां विभवैः स्वैर् यथाक्रमम् ॥ शिशुपालो ऽपि राजा तु वरवेषेण संयुतः । कुमारैर् आत्मतुल्यैश् च नियमस्थो ऽभवत् तदा । भीष्मकस्य सुतायां वै रुक्मिण्यां रुक्मभूषणः शिशुपालस्य नृपतेर् विवाहो भविता किल
revatasyātha kanyāṃ ca revatīṃ śīlasaṃmatām prāptavān baladevas tu kṛṣṇasyānumate tadā // HV_86.80 yaḥ sargajaiḥ suragaṇapriyakṛdbhir uccair |dravyaiḥ samudranihitaiś ca samudrajātaiḥ |hṛdyām akārayad aśeṣajagal lalāmāṃ |śrīdvārakāṃ puravarīṃ tam upaimi viṣṇum | etasminn eva kāle tu jarāsaṃdhaḥ pratāpavān nṛpān udyojayām āsa cedirājapriyepsayā // HV_87.1 yathārhaṃ ca yathāyogaṃ praśrayaṃ pradadau nṛpaḥ | vivāhaṃ ghoṣayām āsa śiśupālasya māgadhaḥ || sarvam antaḥpuraṃ caiva vivāhe utsukaṃ kila | śvobhūte tu vivāhasya caidyasyeti ca bhūmipāḥ | saṃnaddhāḥ samapadyantāṃ vibhavaiḥ svair yathākramam || śiśupālo 'pi rājā tu varaveṣeṇa saṃyutaḥ | kumārair ātmatulyaiś ca niyamastho 'bhavat tadā | bhīṣmakasya sutāyāṃ vai rukmiṇyāṃ rukmabhūṣaṇaḥ śiśupālasya nṛpater vivāho bhavitā kila
Then Baladeva obtained Revata's daughter Revatī, esteemed for her character, with Kṛṣṇa's consent at that time. — He who caused to be built, with high-grade goods produced from creation, pleasing to the hosts of gods, and with goods laid up in the ocean and born of the ocean, the delightful crest-jewel of the whole world, glorious Dvārakā, the best of cities — to him, to Viṣṇu, I go. — And at just this time the mighty Jarāsaṃdha set the kings in motion, wishing to please the king of Cedi. The king offered honour as was due and as was fitting, and the Māgadha proclaimed the marriage of Śiśupāla. And the whole inner apartments were, indeed, eager for the wedding. "Tomorrow is the wedding of the Caidya" — and so the rulers of the earth arrived, equipped, each in order with his own splendour. King Śiśupāla too, arrayed in bridegroom's dress, with princes his equals, then abided by the observances: "With Bhīṣmaka's daughter Rukmiṇī, the gold-ornamented one, the marriage of King Śiśupāla is to take place" — so it was said.
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HV 87.3
दन्तवक्त्रस्य तनयं सुवक्त्रम् अमितौजसम् सहस्राक्षसमं युद्धे मायासु च विशारदम्
dantavaktrasya tanayaṃ suvaktram amitaujasam sahasrākṣasamaṃ yuddhe māyāsu ca viśāradam
(and) Dantavaktra's son Suvaktra of unmeasured energy, equal to the thousand-eyed (Indra) in battle and skilled in magical arts,
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HV 87.4
पौण्ड्रस्य वासुदेवस्य तथा पुत्रं महाबलम् सुदेवं वीर्यसंपन्नं पृथग् अक्षौहिणीपतिम्
pauṇḍrasya vāsudevasya tathā putraṃ mahābalam sudevaṃ vīryasaṃpannaṃ pṛthag akṣauhiṇīpatim
and the mighty son of Pauṇḍra Vāsudeva, Sudeva, endowed with valour, each of them lord of an akṣauhiṇī,
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HV 87.5
एकलव्यस्य पुत्रं च वीर्यवन्तं बलान्वितम् पुत्रं च पाण्ड्यराजस्य कलिङ्गाधिपतिं तथा
ekalavyasya putraṃ ca vīryavantaṃ balānvitam putraṃ ca pāṇḍyarājasya kaliṅgādhipatiṃ tathā
and the son of Ekalavya, valorous and possessed of strength, and the son of the Pāṇḍya king, and likewise the lord of Kaliṅga,
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HV 87.6
कृताप्रियं च कृष्णेन वेणुदारिं नराधिपम् अंशुमन्तं तथा क्राथं श्रुतर्वाणं च भारत
kṛtāpriyaṃ ca kṛṣṇena veṇudāriṃ narādhipam aṃśumantaṃ tathā krāthaṃ śrutarvāṇaṃ ca bhārata
and Veṇudāri, lord of men, who had been wronged by Kṛṣṇa, and Aṃśumant and Krātha and Śrutarvan, O Bhārata,
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HV 87.8
निकृत्तशत्रुं कालिङ्गं गान्धाराधिपतिं तथा पटुशं च महाबाहुं काश्याधिपतिम् एव च ॥ ह्व्_८७।७ सभार्हान् सकलान् सर्वान् धार्तराष्ट्रान् महाबलान् । विन्दानुविन्दाव् आवन्त्यौ बाह्लिकान् सह बाह्लिकैः ॥ संशप्तकास् तु ते सर्वे आस्यन्दा यवनास् तथा । यवनस्य सुतश् चापि आर्षायणस् तथा शकाः ॥ स्वभावश् चन्द्रहासश् च पारसीकास् तथापरे । विराटो द्रुपदश् चैव जयद्रथविदूरथौ । भगदत्तो महासेनः शलः शाल्वो महाबलः । भूरिश्रवा महासेनः कुन्तिभोजश् च वीर्यवान् ॥ अक्षौहिणीनां षष्टिं च सप्ताधिकदशानुगाः । स्वयंवरार्थं संप्राप्ता भोजराजनिवेशने । कस्मिन् देशे नृपो जज्ञे रुक्मी वेदविदां वर कस्याण्ववाये द्युतिमान् संभूतो द्विजसत्तम
nikṛttaśatruṃ kāliṅgaṃ gāndhārādhipatiṃ tathā paṭuśaṃ ca mahābāhuṃ kāśyādhipatim eva ca // HV_87.7 sabhārhān sakalān sarvān dhārtarāṣṭrān mahābalān | vindānuvindāv āvantyau bāhlikān saha bāhlikaiḥ || saṃśaptakās tu te sarve āsyandā yavanās tathā | yavanasya sutaś cāpi ārṣāyaṇas tathā śakāḥ || svabhāvaś candrahāsaś ca pārasīkās tathāpare | virāṭo drupadaś caiva jayadrathavidūrathau | bhagadatto mahāsenaḥ śalaḥ śālvo mahābalaḥ | bhūriśravā mahāsenaḥ kuntibhojaś ca vīryavān || akṣauhiṇīnāṃ ṣaṣṭiṃ ca saptādhikadaśānugāḥ | svayaṃvarārthaṃ saṃprāptā bhojarājaniveśane | kasmin deśe nṛpo jajñe rukmī vedavidāṃ vara kasyāṇvavāye dyutimān saṃbhūto dvijasattama
Nikṛttaśatru the Kāliṅga, and likewise the lord of Gāndhāra, and long-armed Paṭuśa, and the lord of Kāśi as well; all the mighty sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, worthy of the assembly, in full; Vinda and Anuvinda of Avanti, the Bāhlikas with the Bāhlikas. And all those were the sworn confederates: the Āsyandas and the Yavanas, and also the Yavana's son, and Ārṣāyaṇa, and the Śakas; Svabhāva and Candrahāsa and others, the Pārasīkas; Virāṭa and Drupada, Jayadratha and Vidūratha, Bhagadatta, Mahāsena, Śala, mighty Śālva, Bhūriśravas, Mahāsena, and valorous Kuntibhoja — with sixty and seventeen akṣauhiṇīs as their following, they arrived at the dwelling of the Bhoja king for the sake of the bride's own choice. — In what land was King Rukmī born, O best of the knowers of the Veda? In whose lineage was that splendid one born, O best of the twice-born?
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HV 87.9
राजर्षेर् यादवस्यासीद् विदर्भो नाम वै सुतः विन्ध्यस्य दक्षिणे पार्श्वे विदर्भान् यो न्यवेशयत्
rājarṣer yādavasyāsīd vidarbho nāma vai sutaḥ vindhyasya dakṣiṇe pārśve vidarbhān yo nyaveśayat
The royal sage Yadava had a son named Vidarbha, who settled the Vidarbhas on the southern side of the Vindhya.
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HV 87.10
क्रथकैशिकमुख्यास् तु पुत्रास् तस्य महाबलाः बभूवुर् वीर्यसंपन्नाः पृथग् वंशकरा नृपाः
krathakaiśikamukhyās tu putrās tasya mahābalāḥ babhūvur vīryasaṃpannāḥ pṛthag vaṃśakarā nṛpāḥ
His sons, chief among them Kratha and Kaiśika, were of great strength, endowed with valour, kings each founding a line of his own.
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HV 87.11
तस्यान्ववाये भीमस्य वृष्णयो जज्ञिरे नृप क्रथस्य त्व् अंशुमाण् वंशे कैशिकस्य तु भीष्मकः
tasyānvavāye bhīmasya vṛṣṇayo jajñire nṛpa krathasya tv aṃśumāṇ vaṃśe kaiśikasya tu bhīṣmakaḥ
In the lineage of that Bhīma, O king, the Vṛṣṇis were born; and in Kratha's line Aṃśumant, and in Kaiśika's, Bhīṣmaka.
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HV 87.12
हिरण्यलोमेत्य् आहुर् यं दाक्षिणात्येश्वरं जनाः अगस्त्यगुप्ताम् आशां यः कुण्डिनस्थो ऽन्वशान् नृपः रुक्मी तस्याभवत् पुत्रो रुक्मिणी च विशां पते
hiraṇyalomety āhur yaṃ dākṣiṇātyeśvaraṃ janāḥ agastyaguptām āśāṃ yaḥ kuṇḍinastho 'nvaśān nṛpaḥ rukmī tasyābhavat putro rukmiṇī ca viśāṃ pate
He whom people call Hiraṇyaloman, lord of the southerners, the king who, dwelling in Kuṇḍina, ruled the region guarded by Agastya — his son was Rukmī, and (his daughter) Rukmiṇī, O lord of the people.
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HV 87.13
रुक्मी चास्त्राणि दिव्यानि द्रुमात् प्राप महाबलः जामदग्न्यात् तथ रामाद् ब्राह्मम् अस्त्रम् अवाप्तवान् प्रास्पर्धत् सह कृष्णेन नित्यम् अद्भुतकर्मणा
rukmī cāstrāṇi divyāni drumāt prāpa mahābalaḥ jāmadagnyāt tatha rāmād brāhmam astram avāptavān prāspardhat saha kṛṣṇena nityam adbhutakarmaṇā
And Rukmī, of great strength, obtained divine weapons from Druma, and from Rāma, the son of Jamadagni, he acquired the Brahma weapon; he was constantly rivalling Kṛṣṇa, whose deeds are wondrous.
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HV 87.14
रुक्मिणी त्व् अभवद् राजन् रूपेणासदृशी भुवि चकमे वासुदेवस् तां श्रवाद् एव महाद्युतिः
rukmiṇī tv abhavad rājan rūpeṇāsadṛśī bhuvi cakame vāsudevas tāṃ śravād eva mahādyutiḥ
But Rukmiṇī, O king, was unequalled on earth in beauty; Vāsudeva of great splendour desired her from mere hearsay.
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HV 87.15
स चाभिलषितस् तस्याः श्रवाद् एव जनार्दनः तेजोवीर्यबलोपेतः स मे भर्ता भवेद् इति
sa cābhilaṣitas tasyāḥ śravād eva janārdanaḥ tejovīryabalopetaḥ sa me bhartā bhaved iti
And he, Janārdana, endowed with fiery energy, valour and strength, was desired by her from mere hearsay: "May he be my husband."
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HV 87.16
तां ददौ न तु कृष्णाय रुक्मी द्वेषान् महाबलः कंसस्य वधसंतापात् कृष्णायामिततेजसे । याचमानाय कंसस्य प्रेष्यो ऽसाव् इति चिन्तयन्
tāṃ dadau na tu kṛṣṇāya rukmī dveṣān mahābalaḥ kaṃsasya vadhasaṃtāpāt kṛṣṇāyāmitatejase | yācamānāya kaṃsasya preṣyo 'sāv iti cintayan
But Rukmī of great strength did not give her to Kṛṣṇa of measureless energy, out of hatred, because of the grief at Kaṃsa's slaying, though he asked for her, thinking, "He was Kaṃsa's servant."
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HV 87.17
चैद्यस्यार्थे सुनीथस्य जरासंधस् तु भूमिपः वरयाम् आस तां राजा भीष्मकं भीमविक्रमम्
caidyasyārthe sunīthasya jarāsaṃdhas tu bhūmipaḥ varayām āsa tāṃ rājā bhīṣmakaṃ bhīmavikramam
But king Jarāsaṃdha, lord of the earth, asked Bhīṣmaka of terrible prowess for her on behalf of the Cedi prince Sunītha.
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HV 87.18
चेदिराजस्य हि वसोर् आसीत् पुत्रो बृहद्रथः मगधेषु पुरा येन निर्मितं तद् गिरिव्रजम्
cedirājasya hi vasor āsīt putro bṛhadrathaḥ magadheṣu purā yena nirmitaṃ tad girivrajam
For Vasu, the king of Cedi, had a son Bṛhadratha, by whom in former times that Girivraja was built among the Magadhas.
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HV 87.19
तस्यान्ववाये जज्ञे ऽथ जरासंधो महाबलः वसोर् एव तदा वंशे दमघोषो ऽपि चेदिराट्
tasyānvavāye jajñe 'tha jarāsaṃdho mahābalaḥ vasor eva tadā vaṃśe damaghoṣo 'pi cedirāṭ
Then in his line was born Jarāsaṃdha of great strength; and in that same line of Vasu (was born) Damaghoṣa too, the king of Cedi.
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HV 87.20
दमघोषस्य पुत्रास् तु पञ्च भीमपराक्रमाः भगिन्यां वसुदेवस्य श्रुतश्रवसि जज्ञिरे
damaghoṣasya putrās tu pañca bhīmaparākramāḥ bhaginyāṃ vasudevasya śrutaśravasi jajñire
But Damaghoṣa's sons, five, of terrible prowess, were born of Śrutaśravas, the sister of Vasudeva.
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HV 87.21
शिशुपालो दशग्रीवो रैभ्यो ऽथोपदिशो बली सर्वास्त्रकुशला वीरा वीर्यवन्तो महाबलाः
śiśupālo daśagrīvo raibhyo 'thopadiśo balī sarvāstrakuśalā vīrā vīryavanto mahābalāḥ
Śiśupāla, Daśagrīva, Raibhya, and then the mighty Upadiśa — heroes skilled in all weapons, valorous, of great strength.
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HV 87.22
ज्ञातेः समानवंशस्य सुनीथं प्रददौ सुतम् तस्यान्ववाये संभूता बहवो राजवंशजाः । जरासंधस्य राजेन्द्र दमघोषो महाबलः । जरासंधः स्वसुतवद् ददर्शैनं जुगोप च
jñāteḥ samānavaṃśasya sunīthaṃ pradadau sutam tasyānvavāye saṃbhūtā bahavo rājavaṃśajāḥ | jarāsaṃdhasya rājendra damaghoṣo mahābalaḥ | jarāsaṃdhaḥ svasutavad dadarśainaṃ jugopa ca
He gave his son Sunītha to a kinsman of the same lineage; in his line were born many descended from royal families. O lord of kings, Damaghoṣa of great strength (was a kinsman) of Jarāsaṃdha; Jarāsaṃdha looked upon him as his own son and protected him.
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HV 87.23
जरासंधं पुरस्कृत्य वृष्णिशत्रुं महाबलम् कृतान्य् आगांसि चैद्येन वृष्णीनां तत्प्रियैषिणा
jarāsaṃdhaṃ puraskṛtya vṛṣṇiśatruṃ mahābalam kṛtāny āgāṃsi caidyena vṛṣṇīnāṃ tatpriyaiṣiṇā
Putting forward Jarāsaṃdha, the enemy of the Vṛṣṇis, of great strength, offences were committed against the Vṛṣṇis by the Cedi prince, who sought his (Jarāsaṃdha's) favour.
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HV 87.24
जामाता त्व् अभवत् तस्य कंसस् तस्मिन् हते युधि कृष्णार्थं वैरमभवज् जरासंधस्य वृष्णिभिः
jāmātā tv abhavat tasya kaṃsas tasmin hate yudhi kṛṣṇārthaṃ vairamabhavaj jarāsaṃdhasya vṛṣṇibhiḥ
And Kaṃsa was his son-in-law; when he was slain in battle, Jarāsaṃdha's enmity with the Vṛṣṇis arose on Kṛṣṇa's account.
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HV 87.25
भीष्मकं वरयाम् आस सुनीथार्थे ऽथ रुक्मिणीम् तां ददौ भीष्मकश् चापि शिशुपालाय वीर्यवान्
bhīṣmakaṃ varayām āsa sunīthārthe 'tha rukmiṇīm tāṃ dadau bhīṣmakaś cāpi śiśupālāya vīryavān
Then he asked Bhīṣmaka for Rukmiṇī on Sunītha's behalf, and the valorous Bhīṣmaka gave her to Śiśupāla.
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HV 87.26
ततश् चैद्यम् उपादाय जरासंधो नराधिपः ययौ विदर्भान् सहितो दन्तवक्त्रेण यायिना
tataś caidyam upādāya jarāsaṃdho narādhipaḥ yayau vidarbhān sahito dantavaktreṇa yāyinā
Then king Jarāsaṃdha, taking the Cedi prince with him, went to the Vidarbhas, accompanied by Dantavaktra as a fellow-traveller.
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HV 87.27
अनुयातश् च पौण्ड्रेण वासुदेवेन धीमता अङ्गवङ्गकलिङ्गानाम् ईश्वरः स महाबलः
anuyātaś ca pauṇḍreṇa vāsudevena dhīmatā aṅgavaṅgakaliṅgānām īśvaraḥ sa mahābalaḥ
And he was followed by the wise Pauṇḍra Vāsudeva, that lord of great strength of the Aṅgas, Vaṅgas and Kaliṅgas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 87.28
मानयिष्यंश् च तान् रुक्मी प्रत्युद्गम्य नराधिपान् परया पूजयोपेतान् आनिनाय पुरीं प्रति
mānayiṣyaṃś ca tān rukmī pratyudgamya narādhipān parayā pūjayopetān ānināya purīṃ prati
And Rukmī, intending to honour those kings, went out to meet them and brought them, attended with the highest reverence, into the city.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 87.33
पितृष्व् असुः प्रियार्थं च रामकृष्णाव् उभाव् अपि प्रययुर् वृष्णयश् चान्ये रथैस् तत्र बलान्विताः ॥ ह्व्_८७।२९ दृष्ट्वा तान् आगतान् सर्वान् वासुदेवपुरोगमान् । क्रथकैशिकभर्ता तान् प्रतिगृह्य यथाविधि पूजयाम् आस पूजार्हान् न्यवसन्त बहिश् च ते ॥ ह्व्_८७।३० न्यवेशयच् च तान् सर्वान् भीष्मको नगराद् बहिः ॥ स्थिते तस्मिञ् जरासंधे रिपौ तेषां महात्मनि । संभाराश् चैव सर्वत्र विवाहाय समाहृताः ॥ शङ्खाश् च पटहाश् चैव सस्वनाः सर्वतस् तदा । ब्राह्मणाश् च समायाता नानादिग्भ्यस् तथैव च । उत्थिताश् चैव सर्वत्र ध्वजाश् च समलंकृताः । श्वोभाविनि विवाहे तु रुक्मिणी निर्ययौ बहिः चतुर्युजा रथेनैन्द्रं देवतायतनं शुभा ॥ ह्व्_८७।३१ दासीशतसहस्रौघैर् वेष्टिता तु जगाम ह । अम्बिकापूजनार्थाय पादचारी यथास्थिति । इन्द्राणीम् अर्चयिष्यन्ती कृतकौतुकमङ्गला दीप्यमानेन वपुषा बलेन महता वृता ॥ ह्व्_८७।३२ केशवो मे भवेद् भर्ता नान्यः कश्चिद् भवेद् इति । एवं मनसि संस्थाप्य पुष्पाञ्जलिपुटाभवत् । तां ददर्श ततः कृष्णो लक्ष्मीं साक्षाद् इव स्थिताम् रूपेणाग्र्येण संपन्नां देवतायतनान्तिके
pitṛṣv asuḥ priyārthaṃ ca rāmakṛṣṇāv ubhāv api prayayur vṛṣṇayaś cānye rathais tatra balānvitāḥ // HV_87.29 dṛṣṭvā tān āgatān sarvān vāsudevapurogamān | krathakaiśikabhartā tān pratigṛhya yathāvidhi pūjayām āsa pūjārhān nyavasanta bahiś ca te // HV_87.30 nyaveśayac ca tān sarvān bhīṣmako nagarād bahiḥ || sthite tasmiñ jarāsaṃdhe ripau teṣāṃ mahātmani | saṃbhārāś caiva sarvatra vivāhāya samāhṛtāḥ || śaṅkhāś ca paṭahāś caiva sasvanāḥ sarvatas tadā | brāhmaṇāś ca samāyātā nānādigbhyas tathaiva ca | utthitāś caiva sarvatra dhvajāś ca samalaṃkṛtāḥ | śvobhāvini vivāhe tu rukmiṇī niryayau bahiḥ caturyujā rathenaindraṃ devatāyatanaṃ śubhā // HV_87.31 dāsīśatasahasraughair veṣṭitā tu jagāma ha | ambikāpūjanārthāya pādacārī yathāsthiti | indrāṇīm arcayiṣyantī kṛtakautukamaṅgalā dīpyamānena vapuṣā balena mahatā vṛtā // HV_87.32 keśavo me bhaved bhartā nānyaḥ kaścid bhaved iti | evaṃ manasi saṃsthāpya puṣpāñjalipuṭābhavat | tāṃ dadarśa tataḥ kṛṣṇo lakṣmīṃ sākṣād iva sthitām rūpeṇāgryeṇa saṃpannāṃ devatāyatanāntike
And for the sake of pleasing (the wish of) his father's kin, both Rāma and Kṛṣṇa, and other Vṛṣṇis too, went there on chariots with their forces. // Seeing all those who had arrived with Vāsudeva at their head, the lord of the Krathas and Kaiśikas received them according to rule and honoured them, worthy of honour as they were; and they lodged outside. // And Bhīṣmaka settled them all outside the city. While that Jarāsaṃdha, their great-souled foe, was staying (there), preparations for the wedding were gathered everywhere; conches and drums were sounding on all sides then, and brahmins came from the various directions likewise, and everywhere well-adorned banners were raised. When the wedding was to be on the morrow, the lovely Rukmiṇī went forth outside on a chariot yoked with four (horses) to the temple of Indra. // Surrounded by throngs of hundreds of thousands of maidservants she went, to worship Ambikā, on foot as was customary, intending to honour Indrāṇī, with the auspicious wedding-thread bound on, with a blazing form, surrounded by a great force. // "May Keśava be my husband, may no other be so" — thus fixing it in her mind, she held a cupped handful of flowers. Then Kṛṣṇa saw her, standing as if she were Lakṣmī in person, endowed with foremost beauty, near the temple.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 87.34
वह्नेर् इव शिखां दीप्तां मायां भूमिगताम् इव पृथिवीम् इव गम्भीराम् उत्थितां पृथिवीतलात्
vahner iva śikhāṃ dīptāṃ māyāṃ bhūmigatām iva pṛthivīm iva gambhīrām utthitāṃ pṛthivītalāt
(He saw her) like a blazing flame of fire, like magic come down to earth, deep like the earth itself, risen up from the earth's surface.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 87.35
मरीचिम् इव सोमस्य सौम्यां स्त्रीविग्रहां भुवि श्रियम् अग्र्याम् इवापद्मां भविश्यां श्रीसहायिनीम् कृष्णेन मनसा दृष्टां दुर्निरीक्श्यां सुरैर् अपि
marīcim iva somasya saumyāṃ strīvigrahāṃ bhuvi śriyam agryām ivāpadmāṃ bhaviśyāṃ śrīsahāyinīm kṛṣṇena manasā dṛṣṭāṃ durnirīkśyāṃ surair api
Like a ray of the moon, gentle, a woman's form on earth, like the foremost Śrī without her lotus, the one who was to be Śrī's future companion, seen by Kṛṣṇa in his mind, hard to look upon even for the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
HV 87.36
श्यामावदाता सा ह्य् आसीत् पृथुचार्वायतेक्षणा ताम्रौष्ठनयनापाङ्गी पीनोरुजघनस्तनी
śyāmāvadātā sā hy āsīt pṛthucārvāyatekṣaṇā tāmrauṣṭhanayanāpāṅgī pīnorujaghanastanī
For she was of a dark yet radiant complexion, with broad, lovely, long eyes, with coppery lips and the outer corners of her eyes (coppery), full-thighed, full-hipped and full-breasted.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 87.37
बृहती चारुसर्वाङ्गी तन्वी शशिनिभानना ताम्रतुङ्गनखी सुभ्रूर् नीलकुञ्चितमूर्धजा अत्यर्थं रूपतः कान्ता पीनश्रोणिपयोधरा । तीक्ष्णशुक्लैः समैर् दन्तैः प्रभासद्भिर् अलंकृता
bṛhatī cārusarvāṅgī tanvī śaśinibhānanā tāmratuṅganakhī subhrūr nīlakuñcitamūrdhajā atyarthaṃ rūpataḥ kāntā pīnaśroṇipayodharā | tīkṣṇaśuklaiḥ samair dantaiḥ prabhāsadbhir alaṃkṛtā
Tall, with every limb lovely, slender, her face like the moon, with coppery high-arched nails, with fine brows, her hair dark and curling, exceedingly lovely in form, with full hips and breasts, adorned with sharp, white, even, gleaming teeth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 87.38
अनन्या प्रमदा लोके रूपेण यशसा श्रिया रुक्मिणी रूपिणी देवी पाण्डुरक्षौमवासिनी
ananyā pramadā loke rūpeṇa yaśasā śriyā rukmiṇī rūpiṇī devī pāṇḍurakṣaumavāsinī
A woman without equal in the world in beauty, in fame, in splendour — the lady Rukmiṇī, shapely, clothed in white linen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 87.40
तां दृष्ट्वा ववृधे कामः कृष्णस्य शुभदर्शनाम् हविषेवानलस्यार्चिर् मनस् तस्यां समादधत् ॥ ह्व्_८७।३९ रुक्मिणी च तदा देवी ददृशे कृष्णम् ईश्वरम् ॥ अचिन्तयच् च सा देवी दृष्ट्वा कृष्णम् अवस्थितम् । सो ऽयम् विष्णुर् जगन्नाथः साक्षाद् रामानुजः कृती ॥ अस्य चक्रं सदा शङ्खं भुजयोर् उभयोरपि । शोभयेतां सदा तौ तु दैत्यदानवदारिणौ ॥ अस्य हस्ते स्थितं शार्ङ्गं दैत्यदानवभीषणम् । सदा भाति महच् चापं लोके ख्याततरं हरेः ॥ यमाश्रित्य गदा देवी सदा कौमोदकीति सा । दैत्यदानवहन्त्री च तद् भुजोपरि दारुणा ॥ यद् अनुज्ञां समाश्रित्य खड्गो नन्दकसंज्ञकः । रिपून् हन्ति महावीर्यान् असह्यान् दैवतैर् अपि ॥ अस्य स्याद् वाहनं विष्णोर् गरुत्मान् पक्षिपुंगवः । शक्रादींश् च सुराञ् जित्वा जहारामृतम् उत्तमम् ॥ सो ऽयम् विष्णुर् गुरुः साक्षाद् गोपवेषेण भूषितः । गोपस्त्रीस्तनभारेषु विजहार यथासुखम् ॥ यो ननर्त ह्रदे तस्या यमुनायास् तदा हरिः । अमथ्नात् कालियं तस्मिन् विषाग्निज्वालमालिनम् ॥ अयं गोवर्धनं शैलं दधाव् एकेन बाहुना । लीलया स जगन्नाथो कोलकं बालको यथा ॥ अयं स पुण्डरीकाक्षो यो हयं प्रजघान ह ॥ यश् चाणूरं मृधे हत्वा कंसं चैव महाबलम् । ननर्त रङ्गे गोविन्दो गोपैः सार्धं सयादवैः ॥ अयं स यादवश्रेष्ठः पद्मकञ्जल्कलोचनः । श्यामावदातः सश्रीकः साक्षादिन्द्रानुजः कृती ॥ युवा कृती पुराणात्मा पद्माक्षः पद्मसप्रभः । सो ऽयम् अद्य जगन्नाथः प्राप्तो माम् इह यादवः ॥ अमुष्य पादयोः पद्मम् उद्वहामि न संशयः । शुश्रूषां प्रतियोक्ष्यामि पादयोः पद्मसंज्ञयोः ॥ एवं विचिन्तयित्वा सा ववन्दे तां शचीं तदा । रामेण सह निश्चित्य केशवः सुमहाबलः तत्प्रमाथे ऽकरोद् बुद्धिं वृष्णिभ्यः प्रणिधाय च
tāṃ dṛṣṭvā vavṛdhe kāmaḥ kṛṣṇasya śubhadarśanām haviṣevānalasyārcir manas tasyāṃ samādadhat // HV_87.39 rukmiṇī ca tadā devī dadṛśe kṛṣṇam īśvaram || acintayac ca sā devī dṛṣṭvā kṛṣṇam avasthitam | so 'yam viṣṇur jagannāthaḥ sākṣād rāmānujaḥ kṛtī || asya cakraṃ sadā śaṅkhaṃ bhujayor ubhayorapi | śobhayetāṃ sadā tau tu daityadānavadāriṇau || asya haste sthitaṃ śārṅgaṃ daityadānavabhīṣaṇam | sadā bhāti mahac cāpaṃ loke khyātataraṃ hareḥ || yamāśritya gadā devī sadā kaumodakīti sā | daityadānavahantrī ca tad bhujopari dāruṇā || yad anujñāṃ samāśritya khaḍgo nandakasaṃjñakaḥ | ripūn hanti mahāvīryān asahyān daivatair api || asya syād vāhanaṃ viṣṇor garutmān pakṣipuṃgavaḥ | śakrādīṃś ca surāñ jitvā jahārāmṛtam uttamam || so 'yam viṣṇur guruḥ sākṣād gopaveṣeṇa bhūṣitaḥ | gopastrīstanabhāreṣu vijahāra yathāsukham || yo nanarta hrade tasyā yamunāyās tadā hariḥ | amathnāt kāliyaṃ tasmin viṣāgnijvālamālinam || ayaṃ govardhanaṃ śailaṃ dadhāv ekena bāhunā | līlayā sa jagannātho kolakaṃ bālako yathā || ayaṃ sa puṇḍarīkākṣo yo hayaṃ prajaghāna ha || yaś cāṇūraṃ mṛdhe hatvā kaṃsaṃ caiva mahābalam | nanarta raṅge govindo gopaiḥ sārdhaṃ sayādavaiḥ || ayaṃ sa yādavaśreṣṭhaḥ padmakañjalkalocanaḥ | śyāmāvadātaḥ saśrīkaḥ sākṣādindrānujaḥ kṛtī || yuvā kṛtī purāṇātmā padmākṣaḥ padmasaprabhaḥ | so 'yam adya jagannāthaḥ prāpto mām iha yādavaḥ || amuṣya pādayoḥ padmam udvahāmi na saṃśayaḥ | śuśrūṣāṃ pratiyokṣyāmi pādayoḥ padmasaṃjñayoḥ || evaṃ vicintayitvā sā vavande tāṃ śacīṃ tadā | rāmeṇa saha niścitya keśavaḥ sumahābalaḥ tatpramāthe 'karod buddhiṃ vṛṣṇibhyaḥ praṇidhāya ca
Seeing her of auspicious appearance, Kṛṣṇa's desire grew, as the flame of fire (grows) with an oblation; he fixed his mind upon her. (HV 87.39) And then the lady Rukmiṇī saw Kṛṣṇa the lord. And that lady, seeing Kṛṣṇa standing there, thought: 'This is Viṣṇu, lord of the world, in person, the younger brother of Rāma, the accomplished one. Upon both his arms are always his discus and his conch; and those two, the cleavers of Daityas and Dānavas, always adorn (him). In his hand rests the Śārṅga bow, terrifying to Daityas and Dānavas; that great bow of Hari, most renowned in the world, ever shines. Upon whose arm rests the goddess-mace named Kaumodakī, the dreadful slayer of Daityas and Dānavas. By whose permission the sword named Nandaka slays enemies of great might, unbearable even to the gods. This Viṣṇu's mount would be Garutmān, the bull among birds, who, conquering Śakra and the other gods, carried off the supreme nectar. This is that Viṣṇu, the venerable one himself, adorned in cowherd's garb, who sported at will among the heavy breasts of the cowherd women. It was Hari who then danced in that pool of the Yamunā, and there churned Kāliya, garlanded with the flames of the fire of his venom. This one held up Mount Govardhana with a single arm, in play, that lord of the world, as a boy (holds) a small ball. This is that lotus-eyed one who slew the horse (demon). And Govinda, having killed Cāṇūra in combat and Kaṃsa too, of great strength, danced in the arena together with the cowherds and the Yādavas. This is that best of the Yādavas, with eyes like the filaments of a lotus, dark yet radiant, endowed with splendour, in person the younger brother of Indra, the accomplished one. Young, accomplished, ancient of soul, lotus-eyed, splendid as a lotus — this lord of the world, this Yādava, has today come to me here. Without doubt I will bear up the lotus of his feet; I will devote myself to the service of those feet called lotuses.' Having thought thus, she then paid homage to that Śacī. And Keśava of very great strength, having resolved together with Rāma and having informed the Vṛṣṇis, set his mind upon carrying her off.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
HV 87.41
कृते तु देवताकार्ये निष्क्रामन्तीं सुरालयात् उन्मथ्य सहसा कृष्णः स्वं निनाय रथोत्तमम्
kṛte tu devatākārye niṣkrāmantīṃ surālayāt unmathya sahasā kṛṣṇaḥ svaṃ nināya rathottamam
When the rite for the deity had been performed, as she was coming out of the god's temple, Kṛṣṇa suddenly seized her by force and carried her to his own excellent chariot.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 87.42
वृक्षम् उत्पाट्य रामो ऽपि जघानापततः परान् समनह्यन्त दाशार्हास् तदाज्ञाय तु सर्वशः
vṛkṣam utpāṭya rāmo 'pi jaghānāpatataḥ parān samanahyanta dāśārhās tadājñāya tu sarvaśaḥ
Rāma too, tearing up a tree, struck down the enemies as they rushed on; and the Dāśārhas, learning of it, armed themselves on all sides.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 87.43
ते रथैर् विविधाकारैः समुच्छ्रितमहाध्वजैः वाजिभिर् वारणैश् चापि परिवव्रुर् हलायुधम्
te rathair vividhākāraiḥ samucchritamahādhvajaiḥ vājibhir vāraṇaiś cāpi parivavrur halāyudham
With chariots of various shapes, with great banners raised high, and with horses and elephants too, they surrounded him whose weapon is the plough.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 87.44
आदाय रुक्मिणीं कृष्णो जगामाशु पुरीं प्रति रामे चासज्य तं भारं युयुधाने च वीर्यवान्
ādāya rukmiṇīṃ kṛṣṇo jagāmāśu purīṃ prati rāme cāsajya taṃ bhāraṃ yuyudhāne ca vīryavān
Taking Rukmiṇī, Kṛṣṇa went swiftly toward the city, the valiant one having laid that burden upon Rāma and upon Yuyudhāna,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 87.45
अक्रूरे विपृथौ चापि गदे च कृतवर्मणि चक्रदेवे सुनक्षत्रे सारणे च महाबले
akrūre vipṛthau cāpi gade ca kṛtavarmaṇi cakradeve sunakṣatre sāraṇe ca mahābale
upon Akrūra and Vipṛthu too, upon Gada and Kṛtavarman, upon Cakradeva, Sunakṣatra, and Sāraṇa of great strength,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 87.46
निवृत्तशत्रौ विक्रान्ते भङ्गकारे विदूरथे उग्रसेनात्मजे कङ्के शतद्युम्ने च केशवः
nivṛttaśatrau vikrānte bhaṅgakāre vidūrathe ugrasenātmaje kaṅke śatadyumne ca keśavaḥ
upon Nivṛttaśatru, Vikrānta, Bhaṅgakāra, Vidūratha, upon Kaṅka the son of Ugrasena, and upon Śatadyumna — thus Keśava (did);
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 87.47
राजाधिदेवे मृदरे प्रसेने चित्रके तथा अतिदान्ते बृहद्दुर्गे श्वफल्के चित्रके पृथौ
rājādhideve mṛdare prasene citrake tathā atidānte bṛhaddurge śvaphalke citrake pṛthau
upon Rājādhideva, Mṛdara, Prasena, and Citraka likewise, upon Atidānta, Bṛhaddurga, Śvaphalka, Citraka, Pṛthu,
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HV 87.49
वृष्ण्यन्धकेषु चान्येषु मुख्येषु मधुसूदनः गुरुम् आसज्य तं भारं ययौ द्वारवतीं प्रति ॥ ह्व्_८७।४८ ततश् च यादवाः सर्वे युद्धाय समुपस्थिताः । दन्तवक्त्रो जरासंधः शिशुपालश् च वीर्यवान् संनद्धा निर्ययुः क्रुद्धा जिघांसन्तो जनार्दनम्
vṛṣṇyandhakeṣu cānyeṣu mukhyeṣu madhusūdanaḥ gurum āsajya taṃ bhāraṃ yayau dvāravatīṃ prati // HV_87.48 tataś ca yādavāḥ sarve yuddhāya samupasthitāḥ | dantavaktro jarāsaṃdhaḥ śiśupālaś ca vīryavān saṃnaddhā niryayuḥ kruddhā jighāṃsanto janārdanam
and upon other chiefs among the Vṛṣṇis and Andhakas — laying that heavy burden (upon them), the slayer of Madhu went toward Dvāravatī. (HV 87.48) Then all the Yādavas stood ready for battle; and Dantavaktra, Jarāsaṃdha and the valiant Śiśupāla, armed and enraged, marched out, seeking to kill Janārdana.
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HV 87.51
अङ्गवङ्गकलिङ्गैश् च सार्धं पौण्ड्रैश् च वीर्यवान् निर्ययौ चेदिराजः स भ्रातृभिः सुमहारथैः ॥ ह्व्_८७।५० क्व वासुदेवः क्व च गोपकास्ते ।कुतो नु राजा यदुवंशजन्मनां ।कुतो नु रामो मदमत्तगर्हितः ।कुतो नु वीरो युधि सात्यकिः किल ॥इति ब्रुवन्तो नृपसत्तमास् तदा ।रणाय युक्ताः सबलाः समागधाः ।शरैश् च खड्गैर् युधि पातयन्तो ।महारथा निर्ययुर् उग्रवीर्याः ॥अथ सैन्ये महाराज मागधस्य महात्मनः । शङ्खदुंदुभयश् चैव सस्वनुर् युद्धशंसवः । यादवाश् च महाराज शङ्खान् दध्मुः पृथक् पृथक् ॥ भेरीणां च मृदङ्गानां झर्झरीणां च सर्वशः । नादाः समभवन्तश् च यदूनां सैन्यसंचये ॥ ततो युद्धं समभवत् सेनयोर् उभयोर् अपि । जरासंधप्रमुखतो वृष्णयः प्रथितास् तदा । तान् प्रत्यगृह्णन् संरब्धा वृष्णिवीरा महारथाः संकर्षणं पुरस्कृत्य वासवं मरुतो यथा
aṅgavaṅgakaliṅgaiś ca sārdhaṃ pauṇḍraiś ca vīryavān niryayau cedirājaḥ sa bhrātṛbhiḥ sumahārathaiḥ // HV_87.50 kva vāsudevaḥ kva ca gopakāste |kuto nu rājā yaduvaṃśajanmanāṃ |kuto nu rāmo madamattagarhitaḥ |kuto nu vīro yudhi sātyakiḥ kila ||iti bruvanto nṛpasattamās tadā |raṇāya yuktāḥ sabalāḥ samāgadhāḥ |śaraiś ca khaḍgair yudhi pātayanto |mahārathā niryayur ugravīryāḥ ||atha sainye mahārāja māgadhasya mahātmanaḥ | śaṅkhaduṃdubhayaś caiva sasvanur yuddhaśaṃsavaḥ | yādavāś ca mahārāja śaṅkhān dadhmuḥ pṛthak pṛthak || bherīṇāṃ ca mṛdaṅgānāṃ jharjharīṇāṃ ca sarvaśaḥ | nādāḥ samabhavantaś ca yadūnāṃ sainyasaṃcaye || tato yuddhaṃ samabhavat senayor ubhayor api | jarāsaṃdhapramukhato vṛṣṇayaḥ prathitās tadā | tān pratyagṛhṇan saṃrabdhā vṛṣṇivīrā mahārathāḥ saṃkarṣaṇaṃ puraskṛtya vāsavaṃ maruto yathā
And the valiant king of Cedi marched out together with the Aṅgas, Vaṅgas, Kaliṅgas and Pauṇḍras, with his brothers, great warriors. (HV 87.50) 'Where is Vāsudeva, and where are those cowherds? Where indeed is the king of those born in the Yadu line? Where is Rāma, contemptible in his drunken intoxication? Where is that hero Sātyaki, said to be (great) in battle?' — speaking thus, those best of kings, yoked for battle with their forces, together with the Māgadhas, striking (foes) down in the fight with arrows and swords, the great warriors of fierce might marched out. Then, great king, in the army of the great-souled king of Magadha conches and drums sounded, announcing battle; and the Yādavas too, great king, blew their conches one after another. And on all sides in the assembled army of the Yadus arose the sounds of kettledrums, mṛdaṅgas and jharjharīs. Then a battle took place between both armies. Then the Vṛṣṇis, renowned, (advanced) against Jarāsaṃdha at the front; the Vṛṣṇi heroes, great warriors, furious, received them, putting Saṃkarṣaṇa at their head, as the Maruts do Vāsava.
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HV 87.52
आपतन्तं हि वेगेन जरासंधं महाबलम् षड्भिर् विव्याध नाराचैर् युयुधानो महामृधे
āpatantaṃ hi vegena jarāsaṃdhaṃ mahābalam ṣaḍbhir vivyādha nārācair yuyudhāno mahāmṛdhe
As the mighty Jarāsaṃdha rushed on with speed, Yuyudhāna pierced him with six iron arrows in that great battle.
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HV 87.53
अक्रूरो दन्तवक्त्रं तु विव्याध नवभिः शरैः तं प्रत्यविध्यत् कारूषो बाणैर् दशभिर् आशुगैः
akrūro dantavaktraṃ tu vivyādha navabhiḥ śaraiḥ taṃ pratyavidhyat kārūṣo bāṇair daśabhir āśugaiḥ
Akrūra pierced Dantavaktra with nine arrows; the Kārūṣa (king) pierced him back with ten swift arrows.
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HV 87.54
विपृथुः शिशुपालं तु शरैर् विव्याध सप्तभिः अष्टभिः प्रत्यविध्यत् तं शिशुपालः प्रतापवाण्
vipṛthuḥ śiśupālaṃ tu śarair vivyādha saptabhiḥ aṣṭabhiḥ pratyavidhyat taṃ śiśupālaḥ pratāpavāṇ
Vipṛthu pierced Śiśupāla with seven arrows; and the majestic Śiśupāla pierced him back with eight.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 87.55
गवेशणो ऽपि चैद्यं तु षड्भिर् विव्याध मार्गणैः अनिर्दान्तस् तथाष्टाभिर् बृहद्दुर्गश् च पञ्चभिः
gaveśaṇo 'pi caidyaṃ tu ṣaḍbhir vivyādha mārgaṇaiḥ anirdāntas tathāṣṭābhir bṛhaddurgaś ca pañcabhiḥ
Gaveśaṇa too pierced the Cedi prince with six shafts, and Anirdānta with eight, and Bṛhaddurga with five.
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HV 87.56
प्रतिविव्याध तांश् चैद्यः पञ्चभिः पञ्चभिः शरैः जघान चाश्वांश् चतुरश् चतुर्भिर् विपृथोः शरैः
prativivyādha tāṃś caidyaḥ pañcabhiḥ pañcabhiḥ śaraiḥ jaghāna cāśvāṃś caturaś caturbhir vipṛthoḥ śaraiḥ
The Cedi prince pierced them back with five arrows each, and killed the four horses of Vipṛthu with four arrows.
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HV 87.57
बृहद्दुर्गस्य भल्लेन शिरश् चिच्छेद चारिहा गवेषणस्य सूतं च प्राहिणोद्यमसादनम्
bṛhaddurgasya bhallena śiraś ciccheda cārihā gaveṣaṇasya sūtaṃ ca prāhiṇodyamasādanam
And that slayer of foes cut off Bṛhaddurga's head with a broad-headed arrow, and dispatched Gaveṣaṇa's charioteer to Yama's abode.
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HV 87.58
हताश्वं स रथं त्यक्वा विपृथुस् तु महाबलः आरुरोह रथं क्षिप्रं बृहद्दुर्गस्य वीर्यवान्
hatāśvaṃ sa rathaṃ tyakvā vipṛthus tu mahābalaḥ āruroha rathaṃ kṣipraṃ bṛhaddurgasya vīryavān
Abandoning that chariot whose horses were slain, the mighty, valiant Vipṛthu swiftly mounted Bṛhaddurga's chariot.
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HV 87.59
विपृथोः सारथिश् चापि गवेषणरथं द्रुतम् आरुह्य जवनान् अश्वान् नियन्तुम् उपचक्रमे
vipṛthoḥ sārathiś cāpi gaveṣaṇarathaṃ drutam āruhya javanān aśvān niyantum upacakrame
And Vipṛthu's charioteer too, swiftly mounting Gaveṣaṇa's chariot, set about controlling the fast horses.
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HV 87.60
ते क्रुद्धाः शरवर्षेण सुनीथं समवाकिरन् नृत्यन्तं रथमार्गेषु चापहस्ताः कलापिनः
te kruddhāḥ śaravarṣeṇa sunīthaṃ samavākiran nṛtyantaṃ rathamārgeṣu cāpahastāḥ kalāpinaḥ
They, enraged, bows in hand and quivers (on their backs), covered Sunītha with a rain of arrows as he danced along the chariot-tracks.
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HV 87.61
चक्रदेवो दन्तवक्त्रं बिभेदोरसि कर्णिना पटुशं पञ्चविंशत्या विव्याध युधि मार्गणैः
cakradevo dantavaktraṃ bibhedorasi karṇinā paṭuśaṃ pañcaviṃśatyā vivyādha yudhi mārgaṇaiḥ
Cakradeva split Dantavaktra's chest with a barbed (karṇin) arrow, and pierced Paṭuśa in the battle with twenty-five shafts.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 87.62
ताभ्यां स विद्धो दशभिर् बाणैर् मर्मातिगैः शितैः ततो बली चक्रदेवं बिभेद दशभिः शरैः
tābhyāṃ sa viddho daśabhir bāṇair marmātigaiḥ śitaiḥ tato balī cakradevaṃ bibheda daśabhiḥ śaraiḥ
Pierced by those two with ten sharp arrows that went through the vital parts, the strong one then pierced Cakradeva with ten arrows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 87.64
पञ्चभिश् चापि विव्याध सो ऽविदूराद् विदूरथम् विदूरथो ऽपि तं षड्भिर् विव्याधाजौ शितैः शरैः ॥ ह्व्_८७।६३ दन्तवक्त्रो ऽपि विव्याध भानुमन्तं विदूरथम् । त्रिंशता प्रत्यविध्यत् तं बली बाणैर् महाबलम् कृतवर्मा बिभेदाजौ राजपुत्रं त्रिभिः शरैः
pañcabhiś cāpi vivyādha so 'vidūrād vidūratham vidūratho 'pi taṃ ṣaḍbhir vivyādhājau śitaiḥ śaraiḥ // HV_87.63 dantavaktro 'pi vivyādha bhānumantaṃ vidūratham | triṃśatā pratyavidhyat taṃ balī bāṇair mahābalam kṛtavarmā bibhedājau rājaputraṃ tribhiḥ śaraiḥ
And he pierced Vidūratha with five (arrows) from close by; Vidūratha too pierced him in the fight with six sharp arrows. [87.63] Dantavaktra too pierced Bhānumān and Vidūratha; the strong one shot back at that mighty man with thirty arrows. Kṛtavarmā split the prince in battle with three arrows.
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HV 87.65
न्यहनत् सारथिं चास्य ध्वजं चिच्छेद चोच्छ्रितम् प्रतिविव्याध तं क्रुद्धः पौण्ड्रः षड्भिः शिलीमुखैः
nyahanat sārathiṃ cāsya dhvajaṃ ciccheda cocchritam prativivyādha taṃ kruddhaḥ pauṇḍraḥ ṣaḍbhiḥ śilīmukhaiḥ
And he struck down his charioteer and cut off his upraised banner; enraged, Pauṇḍra pierced him in return with six śilīmukha arrows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 87.66
धनुश् चिच्छेद चाप्य् अस्य भल्लेनायतपर्वणा निवृत्तशत्रुः कालिङ्गं बिभेद निशितैः शरैः तोमरेणांसदेशे तं निर्बिभेद कलिङ्गराट्
dhanuś ciccheda cāpy asya bhallenāyataparvaṇā nivṛttaśatruḥ kāliṅgaṃ bibheda niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ tomareṇāṃsadeśe taṃ nirbibheda kaliṅgarāṭ
And he cut his bow with a broad-headed arrow of long joints; Nivṛttaśatru pierced the Kāliṅga with sharp arrows; the king of Kaliṅga pierced him through in the shoulder region with a lance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 87.67
गजेनासाद्य कङ्कस् तु गजम् अङ्गस्य वीर्यवान् तोमरेण बिभेदाङ्गं बिभेदाङ्गश् च तं शरैः
gajenāsādya kaṅkas tu gajam aṅgasya vīryavān tomareṇa bibhedāṅgaṃ bibhedāṅgaś ca taṃ śaraiḥ
But valiant Kaṅka, coming up with his elephant against Aṅga's elephant, pierced Aṅga with a lance, and Aṅga pierced him with arrows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 87.68
चित्रकश् च श्वफल्कश् च सत्यकश् च महारथः कलिङ्गस्य तथानीकं नाराचैर् बिभिदुः शितैः
citrakaś ca śvaphalkaś ca satyakaś ca mahārathaḥ kaliṅgasya tathānīkaṃ nārācair bibhiduḥ śitaiḥ
And Citraka and Śvaphalka and Satyaka the great chariot-warrior tore apart the army of Kaliṅga with sharp iron arrows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 87.69
विसृष्टेन द्रुमेणाजौ वङ्गराजस्य कुञ्जरम् जघान रामः सम्क्रुद्धो वङ्गराजं च संयुगे
visṛṣṭena drumeṇājau vaṅgarājasya kuñjaram jaghāna rāmaḥ samkruddho vaṅgarājaṃ ca saṃyuge
With a tree hurled in the fight, Rāma, greatly enraged, killed the elephant of the king of Vaṅga, and the king of Vaṅga too in the battle.
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HV 87.70
तं हत्वा रथम् आरुह्य धनुर् आदाय वीर्यवान् संकर्षणो जघानोग्रैर् नाराचैः कैशिकान् बहून्
taṃ hatvā ratham āruhya dhanur ādāya vīryavān saṃkarṣaṇo jaghānograir nārācaiḥ kaiśikān bahūn
Having killed him, mounting a chariot and taking up a bow, valiant Saṃkarṣaṇa slew many Kaiśikas with terrible iron arrows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 87.71
षड्भिर् निहत्य कारूषान् महेष्वासान् स वीर्यवान् शतं जघान संक्रुद्धो मागधानां महारथः निहत्य तान् महाबाहुर् जरासंधं ततो ऽभ्ययात्
ṣaḍbhir nihatya kārūṣān maheṣvāsān sa vīryavān śataṃ jaghāna saṃkruddho māgadhānāṃ mahārathaḥ nihatya tān mahābāhur jarāsaṃdhaṃ tato 'bhyayāt
Having killed the Kārūṣas, great bowmen, with six (arrows), that valiant great chariot-warrior in his fury slew a hundred of the Māgadhas; and having killed them, the mighty-armed one then advanced against Jarāsaṃdha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 87.73
तम् आपतन्तं विव्याध नाराचैर् मागधस् त्रिभिः तं बिभेदाष्टभिः क्रुद्धो नाराचैर् मुसलायुधः चिच्छेद चास्य भल्लेन ध्वजं रत्नविभूषितम् ॥ ह्व्_८७।७२ चापं च महद् आयत्तं शरैर् एव हलायुधः । रथं चास्य महाराज तिलशश् च समाहनत् ॥ स च्छिन्नधन्वा विरथो गदामादाय मागधः । बिभेद बलभद्रं तु जघान च पुनः पुनः ॥ रथं च चूर्णयाम् आस गदयास्य स मागधः ॥ पात्यमानाद् रथात् तस्माद् अवप्लुत्य हलायुधः । सात्यकेस् तु रथं प्रायात् सर्वक्षत्रस्य पश्यतः ॥ सात्यकिस् तु महाराज शरैर् विव्याध मागधम् ॥ बलदेवो महाराज गदां संगृह्य सत्वरम् । जघान मागधं संख्ये वज्रेणेव गिरिं हरिः । तद् युद्धम् अभवद् घोरं तेषां देवासुरोपमम् अनिवार्यं शरैर् एव प्रहर्षोघो महोदधेः । सृजतां शरवर्षाणि निघ्नताम् इतरेतरम्
tam āpatantaṃ vivyādha nārācair māgadhas tribhiḥ taṃ bibhedāṣṭabhiḥ kruddho nārācair musalāyudhaḥ ciccheda cāsya bhallena dhvajaṃ ratnavibhūṣitam // HV_87.72 cāpaṃ ca mahad āyattaṃ śarair eva halāyudhaḥ | rathaṃ cāsya mahārāja tilaśaś ca samāhanat || sa cchinnadhanvā viratho gadāmādāya māgadhaḥ | bibheda balabhadraṃ tu jaghāna ca punaḥ punaḥ || rathaṃ ca cūrṇayām āsa gadayāsya sa māgadhaḥ || pātyamānād rathāt tasmād avaplutya halāyudhaḥ | sātyakes tu rathaṃ prāyāt sarvakṣatrasya paśyataḥ || sātyakis tu mahārāja śarair vivyādha māgadham || baladevo mahārāja gadāṃ saṃgṛhya satvaram | jaghāna māgadhaṃ saṃkhye vajreṇeva giriṃ hariḥ | tad yuddham abhavad ghoraṃ teṣāṃ devāsuropamam anivāryaṃ śarair eva praharṣogho mahodadheḥ | sṛjatāṃ śaravarṣāṇi nighnatām itaretaram
The Māgadha pierced him as he rushed on with three iron arrows; the wielder of the pestle in anger pierced him with eight iron arrows and cut off his jewel-adorned banner with a broad-headed shaft. [87.72] And the plough-bearer with arrows (cut) his great drawn bow, and, great king, smashed his chariot into pieces small as sesame seeds. With his bow cut and his chariot gone, the Māgadha took up a club and struck Balabhadra and beat him again and again; and that Māgadha ground his chariot to powder with the club. As that chariot was being brought down, the plough-bearer leapt off and went to Sātyaki's chariot, while all the kṣatriyas looked on. But Sātyaki, great king, pierced the Māgadha with arrows. Baladeva, great king, quickly taking up his club, struck the Māgadha in the battle as Hari (Indra) strikes a mountain with the thunderbolt. That fight of theirs became terrible, like the fight of gods and asuras, not to be checked by arrows, (roaring) like the surging flood of the great ocean, as they loosed showers of arrows and struck at each other.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
HV 87.74
गजैर् गजा हि संक्रुद्धाः संनिपेतुः सहस्रशः रथै रथाश् च संरब्धाः सादिभिश् चापि सादिनः
gajair gajā hi saṃkruddhāḥ saṃnipetuḥ sahasraśaḥ rathai rathāś ca saṃrabdhāḥ sādibhiś cāpi sādinaḥ
For enraged elephants clashed with elephants by the thousand, and furious chariots with chariots, and horsemen with horsemen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 87.75
पदातयः पदातींश् च शक्तिचर्मासिपाणयः छिन्दन्तश् चोत्तमाङ्गानि विचेरुर् युधि ते पृथक्
padātayaḥ padātīṃś ca śakticarmāsipāṇayaḥ chindantaś cottamāṅgāni vicerur yudhi te pṛthak
And foot-soldiers, spear, shield and sword in hand, cutting off the heads of foot-soldiers, ranged separately over the battlefield.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 87.76
असीनां पात्यमानानां कवचेषु महास्वनः शराणां पततां शब्दः पक्षिणाम् इव शुश्रुवे
asīnāṃ pātyamānānāṃ kavaceṣu mahāsvanaḥ śarāṇāṃ patatāṃ śabdaḥ pakṣiṇām iva śuśruve
There was a great clangour of swords being brought down on armour, and the sound of falling arrows was heard like (the sound) of birds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition