Shloka 85
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 47 — Arjuna’s Deterrent Declaration
Sañjaya’s Report
आह्त्य कृष्णो मणिकुण्डले ते हत्वा च भौमं॑ नरकं मुरं च । श्रिया वृतो यशसा चैव विद्धवान् प्रत्याजगामाप्रतिमप्रभाव:
āhṛtya kṛṣṇo maṇikuṇḍale te hatvā ca bhaumaṁ narakaṁ muraṁ ca | śriyā vṛto yaśasā caiva viddhavān pratyājagāmāpratimaprabhāvaḥ ||
サンジャヤは語った。宝石をちりばめたその耳飾りを取り戻し、ブーマ（ナラカ）とムラを討ち果たしたのち、比類なき威力のクリシュナは、勝利の光輝と輝かしい名声に飾られて、自らの都へ帰還した。この挿話は、圧政の力を除き、不当に奪われたものを正しく返して、秩序と名誉を再び打ち立てるという王者の務めを示している。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharma as the restoration of what is rightfully possessed and the removal of tyrannical forces. True glory (yaśas) and prosperity (śrī) follow righteous action performed with discernment (viddhavān), not mere conquest.
Sañjaya reports that Kṛṣṇa killed the demons Naraka (also called Bhūma) and Mura, recovered the jewel earrings, and then returned to his city, celebrated for unmatched power and crowned with victory’s splendor and fame.