Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 61: Lord Balarāma Slays Rukmī

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.61.30

tato lakṣaḿ rukmy agṛhṇād

glahaḿ tatrājayad balaḥ

jitavān aham ity āha

rukmī kaitavam āśritaḥ

SYNONYMS

tataḥ — then; lakṣam — one hundred thousand; rukmīRukmī; agṛhṇāt — accepted; glahama bet; tatrain that; ajayat — won; balaḥ — Lord Balarāma; jitavān — have won; ahamI; iti — thus; āha — said; rukmīRukmī; kaitavam — deception; āśritaḥ — resorting to.

TRANSLATION

Next Rukmī accepted a bet of one hundred thousand coins, which Lord Balarāma won. But Rukmī tried to cheat, declaring "I'm the winner!"

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