Vasudeva said Had not Jarasandha, the ruler of the Chedis and the highly puissant prince of the Nishadas been slain before, they would have become very terrible by this time.
श्रीवासुदेव उवाच जरासंघश्चेदिराजो नैषादिश्व महाबलः। यदि स्युर्न हताः पूर्वमिदानीं स्युर्भयंकराः॥