yavano 'yaá¹ nirundhe 'smÄn
adya tÄvan mahÄ-balaḥ
mÄgadho 'py adya vÄ Å›vo vÄ
paraÅ›vo vÄgamiá¹£yati

 yavanaḥ - foreign barbarian; ayam - this; nirundhe - is opposing; asmÄn - us; adya - today; tÄvat - as much; mahÄ-balaḥ - greatly powerful; mÄgadhaḥ - JarÄsandha; api - also; adya - today;  - or; Å›vaḥ - tomorrow;  - or; para-Å›vaḥ - the day after tomorrow;  - or; Ägamiá¹£yati - will come.


Text

“This Yavana is besieging us already, and the mighty King of Magadha will soon arrive here, if not today then tomorrow or the next day.

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