तावाह मागधो वीक्ष्य हे कृष्ण पुरुषाधम । न त्वया योद्धुमिच्छामि बालेनैकेन लज्जया । गुप्तेन हि त्वया मन्द न योत्स्ये याहि बन्धुहन् ॥ १७ ॥
tāv āha māgadho vīkṣya he kṛṣṇa puruṣādhama na tvayā yoddhum icchāmi bālenaikena lajjayā guptena hi tvayā manda na yotsye yāhi bandhu-han
- tau
- to the two of Them
- āha
- said
- māgadhaḥ
- Jarāsandha
- vīkṣya
- watching
- he kṛṣṇa
- O Kṛṣṇa
- puruṣa-adhama
- lowest of men
- na
- not
- tvayā
- with You
- yoddhum
- to fight
- icchāmi
- do I want
- bālena
- with a boy
- ekena
- alone
- lajjayā
- shamefully
- guptena
- hidden
- hi
- indeed
- tvayā
- with You
- manda
- O fool
- na yotsye
- I will not fight
- yāhi
- go away
- bandhu
- of relatives
- han
- O killer
Jarāsandha looked at the two of Them and said: O Kṛṣṇa, lowest of men! I do not wish to fight alone with You, since it would be a shame to fight with a mere boy. You fool who keep Yourself hidden, O murderer of Your relatives, go away! I will not fight with You.