Harivamsha — Chapter 89
HV 89.1
जज्ञिरे तस्य पुत्राश् च तासु वीराः सहस्रशः अशीतिं च सहस्राणि षोडशान्यानि भारत । सर्वास्त्रकुशलाः सर्वे बलवन्तो महारथाः यज्वानः पुण्यकर्माणो महाभागा महाबलाः ॥ ह्व्_८८।४४ एवं विवाहं यदुपुंगवस्तदा ।कृत्वा तु रामेण च यादवैः सह ।पुरे तु तस्मिन्न्यवसत्सुखं हरिर् ।यथैव शक्रः स्वपुरे जगद्गुरुः । ततः काले व्यतीते तु रुक्मी महति वीर्यवान् दुहितुः कारयाम् आस स्वयंवरम् अरिंदमः
jajñire tasya putrāś ca tāsu vīrāḥ sahasraśaḥ aśītiṃ ca sahasrāṇi ṣoḍaśānyāni bhārata | sarvāstrakuśalāḥ sarve balavanto mahārathāḥ yajvānaḥ puṇyakarmāṇo mahābhāgā mahābalāḥ // HV_88.44 evaṃ vivāhaṃ yadupuṃgavastadā |kṛtvā tu rāmeṇa ca yādavaiḥ saha |pure tu tasminnyavasatsukhaṃ harir |yathaiva śakraḥ svapure jagadguruḥ | tataḥ kāle vyatīte tu rukmī mahati vīryavān duhituḥ kārayām āsa svayaṃvaram ariṃdamaḥ
And to him heroic sons were born of them by the thousands — eighty thousand and sixteen more, O Bhārata — all skilled in every weapon, strong, great chariot-warriors, performers of sacrifices, of meritorious deeds, greatly fortunate, of great strength. [88.44] Thus the bull of the Yadus, having made that marriage together with Rāma and the Yādavas, dwelt happily in that city, Hari, the teacher of the world, just as Śakra in his own city. Then, when a long time had passed, the valiant Rukmin, subduer of foes, had a self-choice ceremony held for his daughter.
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HV 89.2
तत्राहूताश् च राजानो राजपुत्राश् च रुक्मिणा समाजग्मुर् महावीर्या नानादिग्भ्यः श्रियान्विताः
tatrāhūtāś ca rājāno rājaputrāś ca rukmiṇā samājagmur mahāvīryā nānādigbhyaḥ śriyānvitāḥ
And the kings and princes invited there by Rukmin, of great valour and endowed with splendour, came together from the various directions.
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HV 89.3
जगाम तत्र प्रद्युम्नः कुमारैर् अपरैर् वृतः सा हि तं चकमे कन्या स च तां शुभलोचनाम्
jagāma tatra pradyumnaḥ kumārair aparair vṛtaḥ sā hi taṃ cakame kanyā sa ca tāṃ śubhalocanām
Pradyumna went there, surrounded by other young men; for that maiden desired him, and he desired her, the fair-eyed one.
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HV 89.4
शुभाङ्गी नाम वैदर्भी कान्तिद्युतिसमन्विता पृथिव्याम् अभवत् ख्याता रुक्मिणस् तनया तदा
śubhāṅgī nāma vaidarbhī kāntidyutisamanvitā pṛthivyām abhavat khyātā rukmiṇas tanayā tadā
The Vidarbha princess named Śubhāṅgī, possessed of loveliness and radiance, Rukmin's daughter, was then famed on earth.
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HV 89.5
उपविष्टेषु सर्वेषु पार्थिवेषु महात्मसु वैदर्भी वरयाम् आस प्रद्युम्नम् अरिसूदनम्
upaviṣṭeṣu sarveṣu pārthiveṣu mahātmasu vaidarbhī varayām āsa pradyumnam arisūdanam
When all the great-souled kings were seated, the Vidarbha princess chose Pradyumna, the slayer of foes.
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HV 89.6
स हि सर्वास्त्रकुशलः सिंहसंहननो युवा रूपेणाप्रतिमो लोके केशवस्यात्मजो ऽभवत्
sa hi sarvāstrakuśalaḥ siṃhasaṃhanano yuvā rūpeṇāpratimo loke keśavasyātmajo 'bhavat
For he was skilled in every weapon, young, with a frame like a lion's, unmatched in beauty in the world; he was Keśava's son.
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HV 89.7
वयोरूपगुणोपेता राजपुत्री च साभवत् नारायणी चन्द्रसेना जातकामा च तं प्रति
vayorūpaguṇopetā rājaputrī ca sābhavat nārāyaṇī candrasenā jātakāmā ca taṃ prati
And that princess was endowed with youth, beauty, and virtue; Nārāyaṇī Candrasenā, and love for him had arisen (in her).
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HV 89.9
वृत्ते स्वयंवरे जग्मू राजानः स्वपुराणि ते उपादाय तु वैदर्भीं प्रद्युम्नो द्वारकां ययौ ॥ ह्व्_८९।८ रेमे सह तया वीरो दमयन्त्या नलो यथा । स तस्यां जनयाम् आस देवगर्भोपमं सुतम् अनिरुद्धम् इति ख्यातं कर्मणाप्रतिमं भुवि धनुर्वेदे च वेदे च नीतिशास्त्रे च पारगम्
vṛtte svayaṃvare jagmū rājānaḥ svapurāṇi te upādāya tu vaidarbhīṃ pradyumno dvārakāṃ yayau // HV_89.8 reme saha tayā vīro damayantyā nalo yathā | sa tasyāṃ janayām āsa devagarbhopamaṃ sutam aniruddham iti khyātaṃ karmaṇāpratimaṃ bhuvi dhanurvede ca vede ca nītiśāstre ca pāragam
When the self-choice was over, those kings went to their own cities; and Pradyumna, taking the Vaidarbhī with him, went to Dvārakā. // The hero delighted with her as Nala did with Damayantī. On her he begot a son like a child of the gods, known as Aniruddha, unequalled on earth in deeds, and master of the science of archery, of the Veda, and of the science of polity.
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HV 89.10
अभवत् स यदा राजन्न् अनिरुद्धो वयोन्वितः तदास्य रुक्मिणः पौत्रीं रुक्मिणी रुक्मसंनिभां पत्न्यर्थं वरयाम् आस नाम्ना रुक्मवतीति सा
abhavat sa yadā rājann aniruddho vayonvitaḥ tadāsya rukmiṇaḥ pautrīṃ rukmiṇī rukmasaṃnibhāṃ patnyarthaṃ varayām āsa nāmnā rukmavatīti sā
When that Aniruddha, O king, came of age, then Rukmin chose his own granddaughter, gold-hued like Rukmiṇī, to be his wife; she was named Rukmavatī by name.
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HV 89.11
अनिरुद्धं गुणैर् दातुं कृतबुद्धिर् नृपस् तदा प्रीत्या च रौक्मिणेयस्य रुक्मिण्याश् चाप्य् उपग्रहात्
aniruddhaṃ guṇair dātuṃ kṛtabuddhir nṛpas tadā prītyā ca raukmiṇeyasya rukmiṇyāś cāpy upagrahāt
The king had then made up his mind to give (her) to Aniruddha because of his virtues, and out of affection for Rukmiṇī's son (Pradyumna), and also out of regard for Rukmiṇī.
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HV 89.12
विस्पर्धन्न् अपि कृष्णेन वैरं तद् अपहाय सः ददानीत्य् अब्रवीद् राजा प्रीतिमाञ् जनमेजय
vispardhann api kṛṣṇena vairaṃ tad apahāya saḥ dadānīty abravīd rājā prītimāñ janamejaya
Although he was in rivalry with Kṛṣṇa, that king abandoned that enmity and, well pleased, said "I shall give (her)", O Janamejaya.
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HV 89.13
केशवः सह रुक्मिण्या पुत्रैः संकर्षणेन च अन्यैश् च वृष्णिभिः सार्धं विदर्भान् सबलो ययौ
keśavaḥ saha rukmiṇyā putraiḥ saṃkarṣaṇena ca anyaiś ca vṛṣṇibhiḥ sārdhaṃ vidarbhān sabalo yayau
Keśava went to the Vidarbha country with his army, together with Rukmiṇī, his sons, and Saṃkarṣaṇa, and with the other Vṛṣṇis.
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HV 89.14
संयुक्ता ज्ञातयश् चैव रुक्मिणः सुहृदश् च ये आहूता रुक्मिणा ते ऽपि तत्राजग्मुर् नराधिपाः
saṃyuktā jñātayaś caiva rukmiṇaḥ suhṛdaś ca ye āhūtā rukmiṇā te 'pi tatrājagmur narādhipāḥ
And the assembled kinsmen of Rukmin and those who were his friends—those rulers of men too, invited by Rukmin, came there.
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HV 89.15
शुभे तिथौ महाराज नक्षत्रे चाभिपूजिते विवाहायानिरुद्धस्य बभूव परमोत्सवः
śubhe tithau mahārāja nakṣatre cābhipūjite vivāhāyāniruddhasya babhūva paramotsavaḥ
On an auspicious lunar day, great king, and under a well-honoured constellation, there was a supreme festivity for the wedding of Aniruddha.
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HV 89.16
पाणौ गृहीते वैदर्भ्यास् त्व् अनिरुद्धेन भारत वैदर्भयादवानां च बभूव परमोत्सवः । रेमिरे वृष्णयस् तत्र पूज्यमाना यथामराः
pāṇau gṛhīte vaidarbhyās tv aniruddhena bhārata vaidarbhayādavānāṃ ca babhūva paramotsavaḥ | remire vṛṣṇayas tatra pūjyamānā yathāmarāḥ
When the Vaidarbhī's hand had been taken by Aniruddha, O Bhārata, there was a supreme festivity of the Vaidarbhas and the Yādavas; the Vṛṣṇis took their pleasure there, honoured like the immortals.
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HV 89.17
अथाश्मकानाम् अधिपो वेणुदारिर् उदारधीः अक्षः श्रुतर्वा चाणूरः क्राथश् चैवांशुमान् अपि
athāśmakānām adhipo veṇudārir udāradhīḥ akṣaḥ śrutarvā cāṇūraḥ krāthaś caivāṃśumān api
Then the lord of the Aśmakas, the noble-minded Veṇudāri, Akṣa, Śrutarvan, Cāṇūra, Krātha, and Aṃśumān too,
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HV 89.18
जयत्सेनः कलिङ्गानाम् अधिपश् च महाबलः पाण्ड्यश् च नृपतिः श्रीमान् ऋषीकाधिपतिस् तथा
jayatsenaḥ kaliṅgānām adhipaś ca mahābalaḥ pāṇḍyaś ca nṛpatiḥ śrīmān ṛṣīkādhipatis tathā
Jayatsena, and the mighty lord of the Kaliṅgas, and the illustrious Pāṇḍya king, and likewise the lord of the Ṛṣīkas—
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HV 89.19
एते संमन्त्र्य राजानो दाक्षिणात्या महर्द्धयः अभिगम्याब्रुवन् सर्वे रुक्मिणं रहसि प्रभुम्
ete saṃmantrya rājāno dākṣiṇātyā maharddhayaḥ abhigamyābruvan sarve rukmiṇaṃ rahasi prabhum
these very prosperous southern kings took counsel, and all of them approached and spoke to the lord Rukmin in private:
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HV 89.20
भवान् अक्षेषु कुशलो वयं चापि रिरंसवः प्रियद्यूतश् च रामो ऽसाव् अक्षेष्व् अनिपुणो ऽपि च
bhavān akṣeṣu kuśalo vayaṃ cāpi riraṃsavaḥ priyadyūtaś ca rāmo 'sāv akṣeṣv anipuṇo 'pi ca
"You are skilled at dice, and we too wish to play; and that Rāma is fond of gambling and yet is unskilled at dice.
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HV 89.21
ते भवन्तं पुरस्कृत्य जेतुम् इच्छाम तं वयम् इत्य् उक्तो रोचयाम् आस द्यूतं रुक्मी महारथः
te bhavantaṃ puraskṛtya jetum icchāma taṃ vayam ity ukto rocayām āsa dyūtaṃ rukmī mahārathaḥ
Putting you at our head, we wish to defeat him." So addressed, Rukmin the great chariot-warrior approved of the game.
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HV 89.22
ते शुभां काञ्चनस्तम्भां कुसुमैर् भूषिताजिराम् सभाम् आविविशुर् हृष्टाः सिक्तां चन्दनवारिणा
te śubhāṃ kāñcanastambhāṃ kusumair bhūṣitājirām sabhām āviviśur hṛṣṭāḥ siktāṃ candanavāriṇā
Delighted, they entered a fine assembly hall with golden pillars, its courtyard adorned with flowers and sprinkled with sandal-water.
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HV 89.23
तां प्रविश्य ततः सर्वे शुभ्रस्रगनुलेपनाः सौवर्णेष्व् आसनेष्व् आसां चक्रिरे विजिगीषवः
tāṃ praviśya tataḥ sarve śubhrasraganulepanāḥ sauvarṇeṣv āsaneṣv āsāṃ cakrire vijigīṣavaḥ
Then, having entered it, all of them, with white garlands and unguents, took their seats on golden seats, eager for victory.
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HV 89.24
आहूतो बलदेवस् तु कितवैर् अक्षकोविदैः बाढम् इत्य् अब्रवीद्द् हृष्टः सह दीव्याम पण्यताम्
āhūto baladevas tu kitavair akṣakovidaiḥ bāḍham ity abravīdd hṛṣṭaḥ saha dīvyāma paṇyatām
Baladeva, being challenged by the gamblers who were expert at dice, said gladly, "Very well; let us play together—let the stake be set."
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HV 89.25
निकृत्या तं जिगीषन्तो दाक्षिणात्या नराधिपाः मणिमुक्ताः सुवर्णं च तत्रानिन्युः सहस्रशः
nikṛtyā taṃ jigīṣanto dākṣiṇātyā narādhipāḥ maṇimuktāḥ suvarṇaṃ ca tatrāninyuḥ sahasraśaḥ
Seeking to defeat him by cheating, the southern kings brought gems, pearls and gold there by the thousand.
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HV 89.26
ततः प्रावर्तत द्यूतं तेषाम् अरतिनाशनम् कलहायास्पदं घोरं दुर्मतीनां क्षयावहम्
tataḥ prāvartata dyūtaṃ teṣām aratināśanam kalahāyāspadaṃ ghoraṃ durmatīnāṃ kṣayāvaham
Then began their game, destroyer of contentment, a ground for quarrel, terrible, bringing ruin to the foolish.
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HV 89.27
निष्काणां तु सहस्राणि सुवर्णस्य दशादितः रुक्मिणा सह संपाते बलदेवो ग्लहं ददौ
niṣkāṇāṃ tu sahasrāṇi suvarṇasya daśāditaḥ rukmiṇā saha saṃpāte baladevo glahaṃ dadau
At the first encounter with Rukmin, Baladeva laid down as stake ten thousand gold niṣkas.
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HV 89.28
तं जिगाय ततो रुक्मी यतमानं महारथम् तावद् एवापरं भूयो बलदेवं जिगाय सः
taṃ jigāya tato rukmī yatamānaṃ mahāratham tāvad evāparaṃ bhūyo baladevaṃ jigāya saḥ
Then Rukmin won that (stake) from the great chariot-warrior, though he strove; and again he won a further like amount from Baladeva.
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HV 89.29
असकृज् जीयमानस् तु रुक्मिणा केशवाग्रजः सुवर्णकोटिं जग्राह ग्लहं तस्य महात्मनः
asakṛj jīyamānas tu rukmiṇā keśavāgrajaḥ suvarṇakoṭiṃ jagrāha glahaṃ tasya mahātmanaḥ
Being beaten again and again by Rukmin, Keśava's elder brother took up a stake of ten million gold pieces against that great man.
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HV 89.30
जितम् इत्य् एव हृष्टो ऽथ तम् आह्वृतिर् अभाषत श्लाघमानश् च चिक्षेप प्रहसन् मुसलायुधम्
jitam ity eva hṛṣṭo 'tha tam āhvṛtir abhāṣata ślāghamānaś ca cikṣepa prahasan musalāyudham
Then, delighted, saying only "Won!", he addressed him with a challenge, and boasting, laughing, he taunted the club-armed one.
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HV 89.31
अविद्यो दुर्बलः श्रीमान् हिरण्यम् अमितं मया अजेयो बलदेवो ऽयम् अक्षद्यूते पराजितः
avidyo durbalaḥ śrīmān hiraṇyam amitaṃ mayā ajeyo baladevo 'yam akṣadyūte parājitaḥ
"Unskilled, weak, though fortunate — boundless gold (has been won) by me; this Baladeva, unconquerable (in battle), has been beaten at the game of dice."
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HV 89.32
कलिङ्गराजस् तच् छ्रुत्वा प्रजहास भृशं तदा दन्तान् विदर्शयन् हृष्टस् तत्राक्रुध्यद्द् हलायुधः
kaliṅgarājas tac chrutvā prajahāsa bhṛśaṃ tadā dantān vidarśayan hṛṣṭas tatrākrudhyadd halāyudhaḥ
Hearing that, the king of Kaliṅga then laughed loudly, delighted, baring his teeth; at that the plough-armed one grew angry.
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HV 89.33
रुक्मिणश् च वचः श्रुत्वा पराजयनिमित्तजम् निगृह्यमाणस् तीक्ष्णाभिर् वाग्भिर् भीष्मकसूनुना रोषम् आहारयाम् आस जितरोषो ऽपि धर्मवित्
rukmiṇaś ca vacaḥ śrutvā parājayanimittajam nigṛhyamāṇas tīkṣṇābhir vāgbhir bhīṣmakasūnunā roṣam āhārayām āsa jitaroṣo 'pi dharmavit
And hearing Rukmin's words, prompted by the defeat, being reproached with harsh speech by Bhīṣmaka's son, he gave way to fury, though he was one who had mastered anger and knew what is right.
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HV 89.34
संक्रुद्धो धर्षणां प्राप्य रौहिणेयो महाबलः धैर्यान् मनः संनियम्य ततो वचनम् अब्रवीत्
saṃkruddho dharṣaṇāṃ prāpya rauhiṇeyo mahābalaḥ dhairyān manaḥ saṃniyamya tato vacanam abravīt
Enraged, having met with this affront, the mighty son of Rohiṇī restrained his mind by firmness and then spoke these words.
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HV 89.35
दशकोटिसहस्राणि ग्लह एको ममापरः एतं संपरिगृह्णीष्व पातयाक्षान् नराधिप कृष्णाक्षांल् लोहिताक्षांश् च देशे ऽस्मिंस् त्वम् अपांसुले
daśakoṭisahasrāṇi glaha eko mamāparaḥ etaṃ saṃparigṛhṇīṣva pātayākṣān narādhipa kṛṣṇākṣāṃl lohitākṣāṃś ca deśe 'smiṃs tvam apāṃsule
"Ten thousand crores is another single stake of mine; take this up, O ruler of men, and cast the dice — the black-eyed and the red-eyed ones — here in this unsullied place."
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HV 89.36
इत्य् एवम् आह्वयाम् आस रुक्मिणं रोहिणीसुतः अनुक्त्वा वचनं किंचिद् बाढम् इत्य् अब्रवीत् पुनः
ity evam āhvayām āsa rukmiṇaṃ rohiṇīsutaḥ anuktvā vacanaṃ kiṃcid bāḍham ity abravīt punaḥ
Thus did Rohiṇī's son challenge Rukmin; and he, without saying anything (else) in reply, said again only "Agreed."
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HV 89.37
अक्षान् रुक्मी ततो हृष्टः पातयाम् आस पार्थिवः चातुरक्षे निवृत्ते तु निर्जितः स नराधिपः
akṣān rukmī tato hṛṣṭaḥ pātayām āsa pārthivaḥ cāturakṣe nivṛtte tu nirjitaḥ sa narādhipaḥ
Then Rukmin the king, delighted, cast the dice; but when the four-dice throw had run out, that ruler of men was beaten.
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HV 89.38
बलदेवेन धर्मेण नेत्य् उवाच ततो बलम् धैर्यान् मनः संनियम्य स न किंचिद् उवाच ह एते ब्रुवन्तु राजानो ये तथ्यवचना इह । बलदेवं ततो रुक्मी मया जितम् इति स्मयन्
baladevena dharmeṇa nety uvāca tato balam dhairyān manaḥ saṃniyamya sa na kiṃcid uvāca ha ete bruvantu rājāno ye tathyavacanā iha | baladevaṃ tato rukmī mayā jitam iti smayan
He had been beaten by Baladeva fairly; then he said "No!" to Bala. Restraining his mind by firmness, he (Bala) said nothing at all: "Let these kings speak, those here whose speech is truthful." Then Rukmin, smiling, (said) to Baladeva, "It was won by me."
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HV 89.39
बलदेवस् तु तच् छ्रुत्वा जिह्मं वाक्यं नराधिपात् भूयः क्रोधसमाविष्टो नोत्तरं व्याजहार ह
baladevas tu tac chrutvā jihmaṃ vākyaṃ narādhipāt bhūyaḥ krodhasamāviṣṭo nottaraṃ vyājahāra ha
But Baladeva, hearing that crooked speech from the king, filled with still greater anger, uttered no reply.
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HV 89.40
ततो गम्भीरनिर्घोषा वाग् उवाचाशरीरिणी बलदेवस्य तं कोपं वर्धयन्ती महात्मनः सत्यम् आह बलः श्रीमान् धर्मेणैष पराजितः
tato gambhīranirghoṣā vāg uvācāśarīriṇī baladevasya taṃ kopaṃ vardhayantī mahātmanaḥ satyam āha balaḥ śrīmān dharmeṇaiṣa parājitaḥ
Then a bodiless voice of deep resonance spoke, swelling that wrath of the great-souled Baladeva: "Bala the illustrious speaks the truth; this man has been fairly beaten."
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HV 89.41
अनुक्त्वा वचनं किंचित् प्राप्तो भवति कर्मणा मनसा समनुज्ञातं तत् स्याद् इत्य् अवगम्यताम्
anuktvā vacanaṃ kiṃcit prāpto bhavati karmaṇā manasā samanujñātaṃ tat syād ity avagamyatām
"Even without any word being spoken, it becomes obtained by the act; let it be understood that it would be consented to in the mind."
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HV 89.42
इति श्रुत्वा वचस् तथ्यम् अन्तरिक्षात् सुभाषितम् संकर्षणस् तदोत्थाय सौवर्णेनोरुणा बली ताम् अनादृत्य वैदर्भो दुष्टराजन्यनोदितः । संकर्षणं परिहसन् बभाषे कालनोदितः ॥ नैवाक्षकोविदा यूयं गोपाला वनगोचराः । अक्षैः क्रीडन्ति राजानो बाणैश् च न भवादृशाः ॥ रुक्मिणैवम् अधिक्षिप्तो राजभिश् चोपहासितः । रुक्मिण्या भ्रातरं ज्येष्ठं निष्पिपेष महीतले
iti śrutvā vacas tathyam antarikṣāt subhāṣitam saṃkarṣaṇas tadotthāya sauvarṇenoruṇā balī tām anādṛtya vaidarbho duṣṭarājanyanoditaḥ | saṃkarṣaṇaṃ parihasan babhāṣe kālanoditaḥ || naivākṣakovidā yūyaṃ gopālā vanagocarāḥ | akṣaiḥ krīḍanti rājāno bāṇaiś ca na bhavādṛśāḥ || rukmiṇaivam adhikṣipto rājabhiś copahāsitaḥ | rukmiṇyā bhrātaraṃ jyeṣṭhaṃ niṣpipeṣa mahītale
Hearing this true and well-spoken word from the sky, the mighty Saṃkarṣaṇa then rose with his golden thigh. But the Vaidarbha, disregarding it, urged on by the wicked princes, mocking Saṃkarṣaṇa, spoke, driven by fate: "You are no experts at dice — you are cowherds who roam the woods! Kings play with dice and with arrows, not the likes of you." Insulted thus by Rukmin and laughed at by the kings, he ground Rukmiṇī's eldest brother into the ground.
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HV 89.43
विवादे कुपितो रामः क्षेप्तारं क्रूरभाषिणम् जघानाष्टापदेनैव प्रसह्य यदुपुंगवः
vivāde kupito rāmaḥ kṣeptāraṃ krūrabhāṣiṇam jaghānāṣṭāpadenaiva prasahya yadupuṃgavaḥ
Angered in the dispute, Rāma, the bull of the Yadus, forcibly struck down with the dice-board itself that reviler of cruel speech.
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HV 89.46
ततो ऽपसृत्य संक्रुद्धः कलिङ्गाधिपतेर् अपि दन्तान् बभञ्ज संरम्भाद् उन्ननाद च सिंहवत् खड्गम् उद्यम्य तांश् चापि त्रासयाम् आस पार्थिवान् ॥ ह्व्_८९।४४ रङ्गमध्ये हलधरः परिबभ्राम सिंहवत् । स्तम्भं सभायाः सौवर्णम् उत्पाट्य बलिनां वरः गजेन्द्र इव तं स्तम्भं कर्षन् सम्कर्षणस् ततः तेनैव तु जघानाशु तत्रस्थान् क्रथकैशिकान् । निर्जगाम सभाद्वारात् त्रासयन् क्रथकैशिकान् ॥ ह्व्_८९।४५ केशेषु रुक्मिणं गृह्य चकर्ष च पुनः पुनः । तम् आदाय सभाद्वाराच् छरपातं ससर्ज ह । रुक्मिणं निकृतिप्रज्ञं स हत्वा यादवर्षभः वित्रास्य द्विषतः सर्वान् सिंहः क्षुद्रमृगान् इव
tato 'pasṛtya saṃkruddhaḥ kaliṅgādhipater api dantān babhañja saṃrambhād unnanāda ca siṃhavat khaḍgam udyamya tāṃś cāpi trāsayām āsa pārthivān // HV_89.44 raṅgamadhye haladharaḥ paribabhrāma siṃhavat | stambhaṃ sabhāyāḥ sauvarṇam utpāṭya balināṃ varaḥ gajendra iva taṃ stambhaṃ karṣan samkarṣaṇas tataḥ tenaiva tu jaghānāśu tatrasthān krathakaiśikān | nirjagāma sabhādvārāt trāsayan krathakaiśikān // HV_89.45 keśeṣu rukmiṇaṃ gṛhya cakarṣa ca punaḥ punaḥ | tam ādāya sabhādvārāc charapātaṃ sasarja ha | rukmiṇaṃ nikṛtiprajñaṃ sa hatvā yādavarṣabhaḥ vitrāsya dviṣataḥ sarvān siṃhaḥ kṣudramṛgān iva
Then, stepping aside in fury, he broke the teeth of the lord of Kaliṅga too, and in his rage roared like a lion; and raising his sword he terrified those princes as well. In the middle of the arena the plough-bearer prowled about like a lion; and the best of the strong, tearing up the golden pillar of the hall, Saṃkarṣaṇa then, dragging that pillar like a lord of elephants, with it swiftly slew the Krathas and Kaiśikas who were standing there; and he went out from the door of the hall, terrifying the Krathas and Kaiśikas. Seizing Rukmin by the hair he dragged him again and again, and taking him from the door of the hall he flung him an arrow's flight away. Having killed the deceitful-minded Rukmin, that bull of the Yādavas, having terrified all his enemies as a lion terrifies small deer,
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HV 89.47
जगाम शिबिरं रामः स्वम् एव स्वजनावृतः न्यवेदयत कृष्णाय तच् च सर्वं यथाभवत्
jagāma śibiraṃ rāmaḥ svam eva svajanāvṛtaḥ nyavedayata kṛṣṇāya tac ca sarvaṃ yathābhavat
Rāma went to his own camp, surrounded by his own people, and he reported all that to Kṛṣṇa, just as it had happened.
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HV 89.48
नोवाच स तदा किंचित् कृष्णो रामं महाद्युतिम् रुक्मिणी तु ततः श्रुत्वा निहतं भ्रातरं प्रियम् । निगृह्य च तदात्मानं क्रोधाद् अश्रूण्य् अवर्तयत्
novāca sa tadā kiṃcit kṛṣṇo rāmaṃ mahādyutim rukmiṇī tu tataḥ śrutvā nihataṃ bhrātaraṃ priyam | nigṛhya ca tadātmānaṃ krodhād aśrūṇy avartayat
Kṛṣṇa then said nothing at all to Rāma of great splendour. But Rukmiṇī, hearing that her dear brother had been slain, restraining herself, let her tears flow out of anger.
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HV 89.49
न हतो वासुदेवेन यः पूर्वं परवीरहा ज्येष्ठो भ्राताथ रुक्मिण्या रुक्मिणीस्नेहकारणात् । स रामकरमुक्तेन निहतो द्यूतमण्डले अष्टापदेन बलवान् राजा वज्रधरोपमः
na hato vāsudevena yaḥ pūrvaṃ paravīrahā jyeṣṭho bhrātātha rukmiṇyā rukmiṇīsnehakāraṇāt | sa rāmakaramuktena nihato dyūtamaṇḍale aṣṭāpadena balavān rājā vajradharopamaḥ
He who, that slayer of enemy heroes, was formerly not killed by Vāsudeva — Rukmiṇī's eldest brother, for the sake of his affection for Rukmiṇī — that mighty king, the equal of the wielder of the thunderbolt, was slain in the gambling circle by the dice-board loosed from Rāma's hand.
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HV 89.50
तस्मिन् हते महामात्रे नृपतौ भीष्मकात्मजे द्रुमभार्गवतुल्ये वै द्रुमभार्गवशिक्षिते
tasmin hate mahāmātre nṛpatau bhīṣmakātmaje drumabhārgavatulye vai drumabhārgavaśikṣite
When he was slain, that great-spirited king, the son of Bhīṣmaka, equal to Druma and to the Bhārgava, trained by Druma and by the Bhārgava —
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HV 89.52
कृतौ च युद्धकुशले नित्ययाजिनि पातिते वृष्णयश् चान्धकाश् चैव सर्वे विमनसो ऽभवन् ॥ ह्व्_८९।५१ रुक्मिणी च महाभागा विलपन्त्य् आर्तया गिरा । विलपन्तीं तथा दृष्ट्वा सान्त्वयाम् आस केशवः । एतत् ते सर्वम् आख्यातं रुक्मिणो निधनं यथा वैरस्य च समुत्थानं वृष्णिभिर् भरतर्षभ
kṛtau ca yuddhakuśale nityayājini pātite vṛṣṇayaś cāndhakāś caiva sarve vimanaso 'bhavan // HV_89.51 rukmiṇī ca mahābhāgā vilapanty ārtayā girā | vilapantīṃ tathā dṛṣṭvā sāntvayām āsa keśavaḥ | etat te sarvam ākhyātaṃ rukmiṇo nidhanaṃ yathā vairasya ca samutthānaṃ vṛṣṇibhir bharatarṣabha
And when Kṛta, skilled in battle and a constant sacrificer, had been struck down, all the Vṛṣṇis and Andhakas became downcast. And the greatly fortunate Rukmiṇī lamented with a voice full of grief; seeing her lamenting so, Keśava consoled her. All this has been told to you — how Rukmin met his death, and how the enmity with the Vṛṣṇis arose, O bull among Bharatas.
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HV 89.53
वृष्णयो ऽपि महाराज धनान्य् आदाय सर्वशः रामकृष्णौ समाश्रित्य ययुर् द्वारवतीं पुरीम्
vṛṣṇayo 'pi mahārāja dhanāny ādāya sarvaśaḥ rāmakṛṣṇau samāśritya yayur dvāravatīṃ purīm
And the Vṛṣṇis too, O great king, taking the wealth entirely, and relying on Rāma and Kṛṣṇa, went to the city of Dvāravatī.
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