Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 61: Lord Balarama Slays Rukmi

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.61.30

tato laksham rukmy agrihnad

glaham tatrajayad balah

jitavan aham ity aha

rukmi kaitavam asritah

SYNONYMS

tatah -- then; laksham -- one hundred thousand; rukmi -- Rukmi; agrihnat -- accepted; glaham -- a bet; tatra -- in that; ajayat -- won; balah -- Lord Balarama; jitavan -- have won; aham -- I; iti -- thus; aha -- said; rukmi -- Rukmi; kaitavam -- deception; asritah -- resorting to.

TRANSLATION

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

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