S'rî
S'uka said: 'Please, o King, now hear how Krishna, in His body
playing the human, in yet another wonderful deed of His killed
the lord of Saubha.
S'rî
S'uka said: 'Please, o King, now hear how Krishna, in His
body playing the human, in yet another wonderful deed of His
killed the lord of Saubha. (Vedabase)
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He with the
name of S'âlva, came as a friend of S'is'upâla to
Rukminî's wedding and was by the Yadus defeated in battle
together with Jarâsandha and others [see
10.54
and also 10.50]
He
with the name of S'âlva, came, as a friend of
S'is'upâla to Rukminî's wedding and was by the
Yadus defeated in battle together with Jarâsandha and
others [see 10: 54 and also 10.50].
(Vedabase)
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Before all the
kings listening he made the pledge: 'Wait and see, I'll rid the
earth of the Yâdavas with all I can.'
Before
all the kings listening he made the pledge: 'Wait and see,
I'll rid the earth of the Yâdavas with all I can.'
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The foolish
king vowed thus ate only once a day a handful of dust in
worshiping as his master the lord protecting the animallike
[pictured as Pas'upati or S'iva with S'âlva praying
as a boy together with Yama].
The
foolish king vowed with this eating once a day a handful of
dust, worshiped as his master the lord protecting the
animallike [pictured as Pas'upati or S'iva with
S'âlva praying as a boy together with Yama].
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At
the end of a year gave the great lord who is quickly pleased
[Âs'utosha], the master of Umâ,
S'âlva, who had approached him for shelter, the choice of
a benediction.
At
the end of a year gave the great lord quickly pleased
[Âs'utosha], the master of Umâ,
S'âlva, who had approached him for shelter, the choice
of a benediction. (Vedabase)
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He
chose a vehicle terrifying to the Vrishnis with which he could
travel at will and which would be indestructible to the gods,
the demons, the humans, the singers of heaven, the serpents and
the wild men.
He
chose a vehicle terrifying to the Vrishnis with which he
could travel at will and which would be indestructible to
the gods, the demons, the humans, the singers of heaven, the
serpents and the wild men.
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With
the lord of the mountain saying 'so be it' was Maya
Dânava, there for outdoing the cities of the enemies
[see 7.10:
53],
commissioned to construct for, and offer to S'âlva a
[flying] fortress
made of iron named Saubha.
With
the lord of the mountain saying 'so be it' was Maya
Dânava, there for outdoing the cities of the enemies
[see 7.10: 53], commissioned to construct for, and
offer to S'âlva a [flying] fortress made of
iron named Saubha.
(Vedabase)
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When
he obtained the vehicle that, as an abode of darkness, moving
to his liking, was unassailable, went S'âlva to
Dvârakâ, bearing in mind the enmity shown by the
Vrishnis.
When
he obtained the vehicle that, as an abode of darkness,
moving to his liking, was unassailable, went S'âlva to
Dvârakâ, bearing in mind the enmity shown by the
Vrishnis.
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O best of the
Bharatas, S'âlva, besieging the city with a large army,
laid in ruins the parks, the gardens and all the towers,
gateways, mansions, outer walls, outlook posts and recreational
areas surrounding it. From that superior vimâna of
his descended torrents of weapons, stones and trees as also
thunderbolts, snakes and hailstones, while with the rise of a
fierce whirlwind all the directions were covered with
dust.
O
best of the Bharatas, S'âlva, besieging the city with
a large army, laid in ruins the parks, the gardens and all
the towers, gateways, mansions, outer walls, outlook posts
and recreational areas surrounding it. From that finest
vimâna of his there fell torrents of weapons, stones
and trees as also thunderbolts, snakes and hailstones, while
with the rise of a fierce whirlwind all the directions were
covered with dust. (Vedabase)
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The city of
Krishna thus terribly tormented by Saubha could, just as the
earth with Tripura [see
7.10:
56],
o King, find no peace.
The
city of Krishna thus terribly tormented by Saubha could,
just as the earth with Tripura [see 7.10: 56], o
King, find no peace.
(Vedabase)
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The Great Lord
Pradyumna seeing how His subjects
were
being harassed then said to them: 'Do not fear!', after which
the great hero who was of an untold glory mounted His
chariot.
The
Great Lord Pradyumna seeing how His subjects were being
harassed then said to them: 'Do not fear!', after which the
great hero of untold glory mounted His chariot.
(Vedabase)
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Sâtyaki,
Cârudeshna, Sâmba, Akrûra and his younger
brothers, Hârdikya, Bhânuvinda as also Gada, S'uka
and Sârana and other leading warrior bowmen of eminence,
went out [of the city] in armor and being protected by
chariotry, elephantry, cavalry and infantry.
Sâtyaki,
Cârudeshna, Sâmba, Akrûra and his younger
brothers, Hârdikya, Bhânuvinda as also Gada,
S'uka and Sârana and other eminent leaders of the
leading warrior bowmen, went out in armor protected by
chariotry, elephantry, cavalry and infantry.
(Vedabase)
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Then a
hair-raising battle commenced between the Yadus and the
followers of S'âlva, that was as tumultuous as the battle
between the demons and the demigods [see
8.10].
Then
a hair-raising battle commenced between the Yadus and the
followers of S'âlva, that was as tumultuous as the
battle between the demons and the demigods [zie
8:10]. (Vedabase)
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The way the
warm rays of the sun dissipate the darkness of the night, were
by the son of Rukminî in an instant with His divinely
empowered weapons the magical tricks destroyed of the master of
Saubha.
Like
the darkness of night dissipates by the warm rays of the
sun, were by the son of Rukminî in an instant with
weapons divine the magical tricks destroyed of the master of
Saubha. (Vedabase)
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With
twenty-five iron-tipped, in their joints perfectly smoothened
arrows with golden shafts struck He S'âlva's
commander-in-chief [Dyumân], with a hundred He
pierced S'âlva, with one each his soldiers, with ten each
his charioteers and with three each of the carriers
[elephants, horses].
With
twenty-five iron-tipped, in their joints perfectly
smoothened arrows with golden shafts struck He
S'âlva's commander-in-chief [Dyumân],
with a hundred he pierced S'âlva, with one each his
soldiers, with ten each his charioteers and with three each
of the carriers [elephants,
horses].
(Vedabase)
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Seeing
that amazing, mighty feat of Pradyumna, the great personality,
was He honored by all of His and the enemy soldiers.
Seeing
that amazing, mighty feat of Pradyumna, the great
personality, was He honored by all of his and the enemy
soldiers. (Vedabase)
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Then
seen in many forms, then seen as one only and then again not
being seen at all, had that magical illusion created by Maya
turned into something that with all its change could impossibly
be located by the opponent.
Then
seen in many forms, then seen as one only and then not being
seen at all, had that magical illusion created by Maya
turned into something that could impossibly be located by
the opponent. (Vedabase)
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Moving
hither and thither like a whirling firebrand, from one moment
to the next seen on the earth, then in the sky, on a mountain
top and then in the water, remained that Saubha airship never
in one place.
Moving
hither and thither like a whirling firebrand, from one
moment to the next seen on the earth, then in the sky, on a
mountain top and then in the water, remained that Saubha
never in one place. (Vedabase)
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Wherever
S'âlva with his soldiers appeared with his Saubha ship,
were right at that spot the arrows aimed by the army commanders
of the Yadus.
Wherever
S'âlva with his soldiers appeared with his Saubha, did
there and then the army commanders of the Yadus release
their arrows.
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S'âlva
lost because of the enemy his grip when his army and fortress
unbearably had to suffer from the arrows that, hitting like
fire and sun, worked like snake-venom.
S'âlva
of the enemy, lost his bearings when his army and fortress
unbearably had to suffer the arrows hitting like fire and
sun that in contact were as snake-venom.
(Vedabase)
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Even
though the heroes of Vrishni, eager for the victory in this
world and the next, were extremely pained by the floods of
weapons launched by the commanders of S'âlva, did they
not leave their positions.
Though
the vrishni-heroes, eager for the victory in this world and
the next, were extremely pained by the floods of weapons
from the commanders of S'âlva, did they not leave
their positions. (Vedabase)
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S'âlva's
companion named Dyumân - previously hurt by Pradyumna -
positioning himself before Him with a club of maura
iron, stroke with a powerful roar.
S'âlva's
companion named Dyumân - previously hurt by Pradyumna
- confronting with a club of maura-iron, stroke with a
powerful roar. (Vedabase)
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Pradyumna,
the subduer of the enemies, knocked unconscious by the mace,
was then by His chariot driver, a son of Dâruka, faithful
in his duty removed from the battlefield.
Pradyumna,
the subduer of the enemies, who had his wits blown out by
the mace, was then by His chariot driver, a son of
Dâruka, well-known with the duties removed from the
battlefield.
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Immediately
regaining His consciousness, said the son of Krishna to His
chariot driver: 'It was a wrong thing to do driver, to remove
Me from the battlefield!
In
a moment regaining consciousness, said the son of Krishna to
His chariot driver: 'How wrong of you, driver, to take Me
away from the battlefield! (Vedabase)
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Except for Me,
has no one born in the house of Yadu ever been known to have
abandoned the battlefield; now My reputation is stained because
of a driver who thinks like a eunuch!
Except
for Me, has no one born in the house of Yadu ever been known
to have abandoned the field; I'm blemished because of a
driver thinking like a eunuch! (Vedabase)
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What
should I who fled from the battlefield say now when I meet My
fathers Râma and Krishna? What should I say then in my
defense??
What
now must I say meeting with My fathers Râma and
Krishna, altogether having fled from the battle? What if
asked would then fit on My behalf?
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Certainly My
sisters-in-law will deride Me
saying:
'How o hero, could Your enemies succeed in turning You into a
coward in battle?'
Certainly
My sisters-in-law will deride Me saying: 'How o how, o hero,
could Your enemies turn You into a coward in
battle?'
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The
charioteer said: 'O Long-lived One, what I did have I done in
faith to the rules of dharma, o Lord; a driver should protect
the master who ran into danger, just as the master should
protect the driver.
The
charioteer said: 'O Long-lived One, what I did happened was
done in good faith of dharma, o Lord; a driver should
protect the master that ran into difficulty, just as the
master should protect the
driver.
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Since
You factually were knocked out by the enemy, have I removed You
with that in mind from the battlefield. As far as I was
concerned had You been wounded!'
Knowing
this were You, by the enemy his club factually struck
unconscious, removed from the field by me thinking You were
hurt!'
(Vedabase)