SB 10.50.30 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

जग्राह विरथं रामो जरासन्धं महाबलम् । हतानीकावशिष्टासुं सिंह: सिंहमिवौजसा ॥ ३० ॥

Verse text

jagrāha virathaṁ rāmo jarāsandhaṁ mahā-balam hatānīkāvaśiṣṭāsuṁ siṁhaḥ siṁham ivaujasā

Synonyms

jagrāha — He seized ; viratham — who was deprived of his chariot ; rāmaḥ — Lord Balarāma ; jarāsandham — Jarāsandha ; mahā — very ; balam — strong ; hata — killed ; anīka — whose army ; avaśiṣṭa — remaining ; asum — whose breath ; siṁhaḥ — a lion ; siṁham — another lion ; iva — as ; ojasā — forcibly .

Translation

Jarāsandha, with his chariot lost and all his soldiers dead, was left with only his breath. At that point Lord Balarāma forcibly seized the powerful warrior, just as one lion takes hold of another.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Jarāsandha, with his chariot lost and all his soldiers dead, was left with only his breath. At that point Lord Balarāma forcibly seized the powerful warrior, just as one lion takes hold of another. KB 10.50.30 When all the soldiers of Jarāsandha had been killed and he was the only one left alive, certainly he was very much depressed. Śrī Balarāma immediately arrested him with great strength, just as one lion captures another.

Purport (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Balarama seized Jarasandha, whose army was killed and whose life airs alone remained. (hata anika avasista asum).

Purport (Jiva Goswami)

Hear another such pastime. Ojasā means “with speed.” As a lion grabs another lion, playing the human pastimes, Balarāma seized Jarāsandha, as a human seizes another human. He used strength (mahābalaḥ) to counter Jarāsandha’s strength, not his powers as the Lord. Instead of mahābalaḥ sometimes mahābalam is seen.

Purport (Sanatana Goswami)

The events are described. Jarāsandha was without a chariot. Details are given in Hari-vaṁṣa. Ojasā means “with speed.” Balarāma captured him because he was full of power (mahābalaḥ) and Jarāsandha was devoid of power in body and mind (āvaśiṣṭāsum). Though the two seemed equal from material viewpoint in fighting with a club, Balarāma was stronger. That is illustrated with the example of the two lions.