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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.50.3

స తదప్రియమాకర్ణ్య శోకామర్షయుతో నృప । అయాదవీం మహీం కర్తుం చక్రే పరమముద్యమమ్ ॥ ౩ ॥
sa tad apriyam ākarṇya
[sa tad apriyam aakarnya]
śokāmarṣa-yuto nṛpa
[shokaamarsha-yuto nripa]
ayādavīṁ mahīṁ kartuṁ
[ayaadaveem maheem kartum]
cakre paramam udyamam
[chakre paramam udyamam]
saḥ — he, Jarāsandha tat — that apriyam — unpleasant news ākarṇya — hearing śoka — sorrow amarṣa — and intolerant anger yutaḥ — experiencing nṛpa — O King ayādavīm — devoid of Yādavas mahīm — the earth kartum — to make cakre — he made paramam — extreme udyamam — endeavor .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sa tad apriyam ākarṇya
saḥ
he, Jarāsandha
tat
that
apriyam
unpleasant news
ākarṇya
hearing
śokāmarṣa-yuto nṛpa
śoka
sorrow
amarṣa
and intolerant anger
yutaḥ
experiencing
nṛpa
O King
ayādavīṁ mahīṁ kartuṁ
ayādavīm
devoid of Yādavas
mahīm
the earth
kartum
to make
cakre paramam udyamam
cakre
he made
paramam
extreme
udyamam
endeavor .
  • ayādavīm — devoid of Yādavas
    Privative a- + yādavī. Jarāsandha's vow is the inversion of Kṛṣṇa's avatāra-prayojana: he wants a Yādava-less earth precisely while Kṛṣṇa is taking birth as a Yādava. The verse marks the head-on collision.
  • śoka — sorrow
    Paired with amarṣa — grief seasoned with intolerant rage. Gauḍīya psychology: śoka without śaraṇāgati at Kṛṣṇa's feet metastasises into amarṣa, into war. The same śoka in Arjuna at Kurukṣetra becomes the doorway to Gītā only because he turns to Kṛṣṇa instead.
  • udyamam — endeavor
    Paramam udyamam — the greatest possible endeavor. The demonic gather their armies in proportion to their hatred; the devotee gathers his sādhana in proportion to his love. Both are udyama; the difference is the object.
Hearing this odious news, O King, Jarāsandha was filled with sorrow and anger, and he began the greatest possible endeavor to rid the earth of the Yādavas.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Hearing this odious news, O King, Jarāsandha was filled with sorrow and anger, and he began the greatest possible endeavor to rid the earth of the Yādavas.
Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

Śukadeva addresses Parīkṣit as lord of all men (nṛpa) or emperor. Another version has nṛpati. He made attempts to free the earth of Yadus (ayādavim). Another version has ayādavām.

Related values
Ishvara Pranidhana (Surrender to God)Udyama (Industriousness / Effort)Daksya (Resourcefulness / Skill)Dhriti (Resilience / Steadfastness / Fortitude)Vairagya (Detachment / Dispassion)Dhairya (Composure / Courage)Shraddha (Faith / Reverence)Santosha (Contentment)
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Concepts
Jiva

Like a man trying to empty the Yamunā with cupped hands, Jarāsandha vows to make the earth Yādava-less — yet every army he gathers is, unbeknownst to him, being assembled for Kṛṣṇa's harvest. The Lord uses His enemy's rage as a broom.

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