yavano 'yaḿ nirundhe 'smān

adya tāvan mahā-balaḥ

māgadho 'py adya vā śvo vā

paraśvo vāgamiṣyati

yavanah -- foreign barbarian; ayam -- this; nirundhe -- is opposing; asman -- us; adya -- today; tavat -- as much; maha-balah -- greatly powerful; magadhah -- Jarasandha; api -- also; adya -- today; va -- or; svah -- tomorrow; va -- or; para-svah -- the day after tomorrow; va -- or; agamishyati -- will come.


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"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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