ŚB 10.83.23
Devanagari
सज्यं कृत्वापरे वीरा मागधाम्बष्ठचेदिपा: ।
भीमो दुर्योधन: कर्णो नाविदंस्तदवस्थितिम् ॥ २३ ॥
भीमो दुर्योधन: कर्णो नाविदंस्तदवस्थितिम् ॥ २३ ॥
Verse text
sajyaṁ kṛtvāpare vīrā
māgadhāmbaṣṭha-cedipāḥ
bhīmo duryodhanaḥ karṇo
nāvidaṁs tad-avasthitim
māgadhāmbaṣṭha-cedipāḥ
bhīmo duryodhanaḥ karṇo
nāvidaṁs tad-avasthitim
Synonyms
sajyam — strung; kṛtvā — making (the bow); apare — other; vīrāḥ — heroes; māgadha — the King of Magadha (Jarāsandha); ambaṣṭha — the King of Ambaṣṭha; cedi-pāḥ — the ruler of Cedi (Śiśupāla); bhīmaḥ duryodhanaḥ karṇaḥ — Bhīma, Duryodhana and Karṇa; na avidan — they could not find; tad — of it (the target); avasthitim — the location.
Translation
A few heroes — namely Jarāsandha, Śiśupāla, Bhīma, Duryodhana, Karṇa and the King of Ambaṣṭha — succeeded in stringing the bow, but none of them could find the target.
Purport
These kings were very strong physically, but they were not skillful enough to find the target.