I chose (वव्रे) Vasudeva (वासुदेवम्) as my supporter (सहायम्) in this (अस्मिन्) war (युद्धे) instead of (पुरस्तात्) the thunderbolt-wielding (वज्रहस्तात्) Mahendra (महेन्द्रात्). He (स), Krishna (कृष्णः), was found by me (मे लब्धः) for the smiting of dasyu-s (दस्युवधाय), and (च) I consider (मन्ये) this (एतत्) to be enjoined (विहितम्) for me (मे) by the gods (देवतैः)
He who (यः) should wish to defeat (जिगीषेत्) the brilliant (तेजस्विनम्) and exceedingly heroic (अत्यन्तशूरम्) Krishna (कृष्णम्), son of Vasudeva (वासुदेवम्), is [like] he (स) who wishes to cross (उत्तितीर्षेत्) the ocean (सागरम्), the great water-vessel (महोदधिम्) of immeasurable waves (सलिलस्याप्रमेयम्), with his arms (बाहुभ्याम्).