शत्रोर्जन्ममृती विद्वाञ्जीवितं च जराकृतम् । पार्थमाप्याययन् स्वेन तेजसाचिन्तयद्धरि: ॥ ४० ॥
śatror janma-mṛtī vidvāñ jīvitaṁ ca jarā-kṛtam pārtham āpyāyayan svena tejasācintayad dhariḥ
- śatroḥ
- of the enemy
- janma
- the birth
- mṛtī
- and death
- vidvān
- knowing
- jīvitam
- the bringing to life
- ca
- and
- jarā
- by the demoness Jarā
- kṛtam
- done
- pārtham
- Bhīma, the son of Pṛthā
- āpyāyayan
- empowering
- svena
- with His own
- tejasā
- potency
- acintayat
- thought
- hariḥ
- Lord Kṛṣṇa
Lord Kṛṣṇa knew the secret of His enemy Jarāsandha’s birth and death, and also how he had been given life by the demoness Jarā. Considering all this, Lord Kṛṣṇa imparted His special power to Bhīma.