Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 54: The Marriage of Krishna and Rukmini

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.54.9

hanyamana-balanika

vrishnibhir jaya-kankshibhih

rajano vimukha jagmur

jarasandha-purah-sarah

SYNONYMS

hanyamana -- being killed; bala-anikah -- whose armies; vrishnibhih -- by the Vrishnis; jaya -- for victory; kankshibhih -- who were eager; rajanah -- the kings; vimukhah -- discouraged; jagmuh -- left; jarasandha-purah-sarah -- headed by Jarasandha.

TRANSLATION

Seeing their armies being struck down by the Vrishnis, who were eager for victory, the kings headed by Jarasandha were discouraged and left the battlefield.

PURPORT

Although Sisupala had not married Rukmini, he passionately considered her his property, and thus he was devastated, like a man who has lost his beloved wife.

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