Srimad Bhagavatam: Canto 10

S'rî S'uka said: 'Please, oh King, now listen how Krishna, in His body playing the human, in yet another wonderful deed killed the lord of Saubha.

S'rî S'uka said: 'Please, o King, now hear how Krishna, in His body playing the human, in yet another wonderful deed of His killed the lord of Saubha. (Vedabase)

Text 2

S'âlva, as he was called, was a friend of S'is'upâla. He came to Rukminî's wedding and was, together with Jarâsandha and others, by the Yadus defeated in battle [see 10.54 and also 10.50].

He with the name of S'âlva, came as a friend of S'is'upâla to Rukminî's wedding and was by the Yadus defeated in battle together with Jarâsandha and others [see 10.54 and also 10.50]. (Vedabase)

Text 3

Before all the kings listening he swore: 'Wait and see, I will, with all I can, rid the earth of the Yâdavas!'

Before all the kings listening he made the pledge: 'Wait and see, I'll rid the earth of the Yâdavas with all I can.' (Vedabase)

Text 4

The foolish king this way vowed, only once a day ate a handful of dust, while worshiping as his master the Lord who protects the animallike [Pas'upati or S'iva *].

The foolish king vowed thus ate only once a day a handful of dust in worshiping as his master the lord protecting the animallike [pictured as Pas'upati or S'iva with S'âlva praying as a boy together with Yama]. (Vedabase)

Text 5

After a year had passed Âs'utosha [S'iva, as 'the one who is quickly pleased'] offered the master of Umâ, S'âlva, who had approached him for shelter, the choice of a benediction.

At the end of a year gave the great lord who is quickly pleased [Âs'utosha], the master of Umâ, S'âlva, who had approached him for shelter, the choice of a benediction. (Vedabase)

Text 6

He chose a vehicle terrifying to the Vrishnis with which he could travel at will and that could not be destroyed by the gods, the demons, the humans, the singers of heaven, the serpents or the wild men.

He chose a vehicle terrifying to the Vrishnis with which he could travel at will and which would be indestructible to the gods, the demons, the humans, the singers of heaven, the serpents and the wild men. (Vedabase)

Text 7

Giris'a [S'iva as the Lord of the mountain] said 'so be it', and ordered Maya Dânava, who was there to conquer the cities of the enemies [see 7.10: 53], to build a [flying] fortress made of iron named Saubha, and offer it to S'âlva.

With the lord of the mountain saying 'so be it' was Maya Dânava, there for outdoing the cities of the enemies [see 7.10: 53], commissioned to construct for, and offer to S'âlva a [flying] fortress made of iron named Saubha. (Vedabase)

Text 8

The vehicle filled with darkness, moved as one liked and was unassailable. When S'âlva obtained it he, remembering the enmity the Vrishnis had shown, went to Dvârakâ with it.

When he obtained the vehicle that, as an abode of darkness, moving to his liking, was unassailable, went S'âlva to Dvârakâ, bearing in mind the enmity shown by the Vrishnis. (Vedabase)

Text 9-11

Oh best of the Bharatas, S'âlva besieged the city with a large army and destroyed the parks, the gardens and the towers, gateways, mansions, outer walls, outlook posts and recreational areas surrounding it. From his superior vimâna, torrents of weapons came down including stones and trees, thunderbolts, snakes and hailstones. A fierce whirlwind rose that covered all the directions with dust.

O best of the Bharatas, S'âlva, besieging the city with a large army, laid in ruins the parks, the gardens and all the towers, gateways, mansions, outer walls, outlook posts and recreational areas surrounding it. From that superior vimâna of his descended torrents of weapons, stones and trees as also thunderbolts, snakes and hailstones, while with the rise of a fierce whirlwind all the directions were covered with dust. (Vedabase)

Text 12

The city of Krishna, thus terribly being tormented by Saubha, oh King, could not find peace, just as the earth could not with [its being besieged by the threefold flying fortress of] Tripura [see 7.10: 56].

The city of Krishna thus terribly tormented by Saubha could, just as the earth with Tripura [see 7.10: 56], o King, find no peace. (Vedabase)

Text 13

The Great Lord Pradyumna seeing how His subjects were being harassed then said to them: 'Do not fear!', after which the great hero, who was of an untold glory, mounted His chariot.

The Great Lord Pradyumna seeing how His subjects were being harassed then said to them: 'Do not fear!', after which the great hero who was of an untold glory mounted His chariot. (Vedabase)

Text 14-15

Eminent leaders among chariot heroes like Sâtyaki, Cârudeshna, Sâmba, Akrûra and his younger brothers, Hârdikya, Bhânuvinda as also Gada, S'uka, Sârana and other bowmen, came forward [from the city] in armor, being protected by chariotry, elephantry, cavalry and infantry.

Sâtyaki, Cârudeshna, Sâmba, Akrûra and his younger brothers, Hârdikya, Bhânuvinda as also Gada, S'uka and Sârana and other leading warrior bowmen of eminence, went out [of the city] in armor and being protected by chariotry, elephantry, cavalry and infantry. (Vedabase)

Text 16

Thereupon a hair-raising battle commenced between the Yadus and the followers of S'âlva, that was as tumultuous as the battle between the demons and the demigods [see 8.10].

Then a hair-raising battle commenced between the Yadus and the followers of S'âlva, that was as tumultuous as the battle between the demons and the demigods [zie 8:10]. (Vedabase)

Text 17

The way the warm rays of the sun dissipate the darkness of the night, by the son of Rukminî with His divinely empowered weapons in an instant the magical tricks were destroyed of the master of Saubha.

The way the warm rays of the sun dissipate the darkness of the night, were by the son of Rukminî in an instant with His divinely empowered weapons the magical tricks destroyed of the master of Saubha. (Vedabase)

Text 18-19

With twenty-five iron-tipped, in their joints perfectly smoothened arrows with golden shafts, He struck S'âlva's commander-in-chief [Dyumân]. With a hundred of them He pierced S'âlva, with one shaft He pierced each of his soldiers, with ten shafts He pierced each of his charioteers, and with three shafts He pierced each of his carriers [elephants, horses].

With twenty-five iron-tipped, in their joints perfectly smoothened arrows with golden shafts struck He S'âlva's commander-in-chief [Dyumân], with a hundred He pierced S'âlva, with one each his soldiers, with ten each his charioteers and with three each of the carriers [elephants, horses]. (Vedabase)

Text 20

When they saw that amazing, mighty feat of Pradyumna, the great personality, He was honored by all the soldiers on His side and the side of the enemy.

Seeing that amazing, mighty feat of Pradyumna, the great personality, was He honored by all of His and the enemy soldiers. (Vedabase)

Text 21

The magical illusion created by Maya, which then was seen in many forms, next seen in a single form and then again was not seen at all, constituted an inconstancy that made it impossible for his opponent to locate him.

Then seen in many forms, then seen as one only and then again not being seen at all, had that magical illusion created by Maya turned into something that with all its change could impossibly be located by the opponent. (Vedabase)

Text 22

Moving hither and thither like a whirling firebrand, the airship of Saubha never stayed in one place; from one moment to the next it was seen on the earth, in the sky, on a mountain top or in the water.

Moving hither and thither like a whirling firebrand, from one moment to the next seen on the earth, then in the sky, on a mountain top and then in the water, remained that Saubha airship never in one place. (Vedabase)

Text 23

Everywhere S'âlva with his soldiers appeared with his Saubha ship, the arrows were aimed by the army commanders of the Yadus.

Wherever S'âlva with his soldiers appeared with his Saubha ship, were right at that spot the arrows aimed by the army commanders of the Yadus. (Vedabase)

Text 24

S'âlva lost his grip because of his enemy, for his army and fortress had to suffer from the arrows shot that, striking like fire and the sun, were as intolerable as snake poison.

S'âlva lost because of the enemy his grip when his army and fortress unbearably had to suffer from the arrows that, hitting like fire and sun, worked like snake-venom. (Vedabase)

Text 25

Even though the heroes of Vrishni, eager for a victory here and in the hereafter, were extremely pained by the floods of weapons launched by the commanders of S'âlva, they did not leave their positions.

Even though the heroes of Vrishni, eager for the victory in this world and the next, were extremely pained by the floods of weapons launched by the commanders of S'âlva, did they not leave their positions. (Vedabase)

Text 26

S'âlva's companion named Dyumân, who was previously hurt by Pradyumna, then positioned himself before Him with a club of maura iron and struck Him with a powerful roar.

S'âlva's companion named Dyumân - previously hurt by Pradyumna - positioning himself before Him with a club of maura iron, stroke with a powerful roar. (Vedabase)

Text 27

Pradyumna, the subduer of the enemies, received a full blow in the chest. His chariot driver, the son of Dâruka, knew what his duty was and removed Him from the battlefield.

Pradyumna, the subduer of the enemies, knocked unconscious by the mace, was then by His chariot driver, a son of Dâruka, faithful in his duty removed from the battlefield. (Vedabase)

Text 28

The son of Krishna quickly regained His consciousness and said to His chariot driver: 'It is not right, oh driver, for Me to be removed from the battlefield!

Immediately regaining His consciousness, said the son of Krishna to His chariot driver: 'It was a wrong thing to do driver, to remove Me from the battlefield! (Vedabase)

Text 29

Except for Me, no one born in the house of Yadu has ever been known to have abandoned the battlefield. Now My reputation is stained because of a driver who thinks like a eunuch!

Except for Me, has no one born in the house of Yadu ever been known to have abandoned the battlefield; now My reputation is stained because of a driver who thinks like a eunuch! (Vedabase)

Text 30

What should I, having fled from the battlefield, now say when I meet My fathers Râma and Krishna? How should I excuse Myself, being questioned concerning the matter

What should I who fled from the battlefield say now when I meet My fathers Râma and Krishna? What should I say then in my defense?? (Vedabase)

Text 31

My sisters-in-law certainly will deride Me, saying: 'Oh hero, how could Your enemies succeed in turning You into a coward in battle?'

Certainly My sisters-in-law will deride Me saying: 'How o hero, could Your enemies succeed in turning You into a coward in battle?' (Vedabase)

Text 32

The charioteer said: 'Oh Long-lived One, what I did I have done in full awareness of my prescribed duty, oh Lord. A driver should protect the master who ran into danger, just as the master should protect the driver.

The charioteer said: 'O Long-lived One, what I did have I done in faith to the rules of dharma, o Lord; a driver should protect the master who ran into danger, just as the master should protect the driver. (Vedabase)

Text 33

With that in mind I removed You from the battlefield. Seeing you knocked unconscious by the enemy, I thought You were wounded!'

Since You factually were knocked out by the enemy, have I removed You with that in mind from the battlefield. As far as I was concerned had You been wounded!' (Vedabase)