Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.72.45
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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hāhā-kāraḥ
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a cry of lamentation
Compound nominative. Onomatopoeic — hā hā as an exclamation of grief. The city is divided in feeling; the verse records only the grieving half.
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magadha-īśvare
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the lord of Magadha
Compound locative. The dead king's title. The narrator gives him his dignity in death even after the brutality of the killing.
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parirabhya
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embracing
Gerund. The embrace is the Vaiṣṇava seal — Bhagavān's arms around the instrument. Gauḍīyas: every devotee's victory ends in Kṛṣṇa's embrace, however small the act.
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jaya-acyutau
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Arjuna and Kṛṣṇa
Compound nominative dual. Jaya — 'victor', an epithet of Arjuna; Acyuta — 'infallible', the Lord's name. The pair name the moment of victory and its infallible orchestrator together.
They worshiped him by saying “Very good!” and fanned him. Arjuna is called Jaya (victory) to indicate his suitability to assist in this endeavor. His name is mentioned first in order to glorify him. Kṛṣṇa was fixed (acyutau) on considering him worthy of respect like himself.
Immediately he died (nihate). The citizens lamented because he was the lord of that province (magadheśvare). Arjuna and Kṛṣṇa respected Bhīma, by words such as “very good” and by fanning him. Arjuna also had the power of defeat Jarāsandha (jayācyutau). Or out of affection, with the victory of the elder brother, the younger brother is considered to be victorious also. Kṛṣṇa could not stop embracing him (acyuta). Out of great affection, he encouraged Arjuna to embrace him first. Thus he is mentioned after Arjuna. Or he had a long desire for lack of restrictions.
- How do I hold the mixed feeling of a hard-won outcome?
- Where am I allowed to celebrate even when others lament?
A long siege ends and the city cries — sometimes in mourning, sometimes in relief, sometimes both at once. The hāhā-kāra over Jarāsandha mingles loyalty to a king and recognition that the kings in his dungeon are about to walk free. Meanwhile Arjuna and Kṛṣṇa embrace Bhīma — instrument honoured by its wielders.
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