Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.53.18-19

krsna-rama-dviso yattah

kanyam caidyaya sadhitum

yady agatya haret krsno

ramadyair yadubhir vrtah

yotsyamah samhatas tena

iti niscita-manasah

ajagmur bhu-bhujah sarve

samagra-bala-vahanah

SYNONYMS

krsna-rama-dvisah -- those hateful toward Krsna and Balarama; yattah -- prepared; kanyam -- the bride; caidyaya -- for Sisupala; sadhitum -- in order to secure; yadi -- if; agatya -- coming; haret -- should steal; krsnah -- Krsna; rama -- by Balarama; adyaih -- and other; yadubhih -- Yadus; vrtah -- accompanied; yotsyamah -- we will fight; samhatah -- joining all together; tena -- with Him; iti -- thus; niscita-manasah -- having decided; ajagmuh -- came; bhu-bhujah -- the kings; sarve -- all; samagra -- complete; bala -- with military forces; vahanah -- and conveyances.

TRANSLATION

To secure the bride for Sisupala, the kings who envied Krsna and Balarama came to the following decision among themselves: "If Krsna comes here with Balarama and the other Yadus to steal the bride, we shall band together and fight Him." Thus those envious kings went to the wedding with their entire armies and a full complement of military conveyances.

PURPORT

The word samhatah, which normally means "bound tightly together," may also mean "thoroughly struck down" or "killed." Thus although Krsna's enemies thought they were unified and strong -- samhatah in the former sense -- they could not successfully oppose the Personality of Godhead, and consequently they would be struck down and killed -- samhatah in the latter sense.

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