saḥ - he; api - further; dagdhau - both burned in the fire; iti - thus; mṛṣā - falsely; manvānaḥ - thinking; bala-keśavau - Balarāma and Kṛṣṇa; balam - his force; ākṛṣya - pulling back; su-mahat - huge; magadhān - to the kingdom of the Magadhas; māgadhaḥ - the King of the Magadhas; yayau - went.

Jarāsandha, moreover, mistakenly thought that Balarāma and Keśava had burned to death in the fire. Thus he withdrew his vast military force and returned to the Magadha kingdom.