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ŚB 10.71.5

स वै दुर्विषहो राजा नागायुतसमो बले ।
बलिनामपि चान्येषां भीमं समबलं विना ॥ ५ ॥
sa vai durviṣaho rājā
nāgāyuta-samo bale
balinām api cānyeṣāṁ
bhīmaṁ sama-balaṁ vinā

Synonyms

saḥhe, Jarāsandha; vaiindeed; durviṣahaḥinvincible; rājāking; nāgaelephants; ayutato ten thousand; samaḥequal; balein strength; balināmamong powerful men; apiindeed; caand; anyeṣāmothers; bhīmamBhīma; sama-balamequal in strength; vināexcept for.

Translation

The invincible King Jarāsandha is as strong as ten thousand elephants. Indeed, other powerful warriors cannot defeat him. Only Bhīma is equal to him in strength.

Purport

Śrīdhara Svāmī explains that the Yādavas were extremely eager to kill Jarāsandha, and thus to caution them Śrī Uddhava spoke this verse. Jarāsandha’s death could come only at the hand of Bhīma. Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī adds that Uddhava had previously deduced this from the Jyotīr-rāga and other astrological scriptures he had learned from his teacher Bṛhaspati.