कंसस्तु धनुषो भङ्गं रक्षिणां स्वबलस्य च । वधं निशम्य गोविन्दरामविक्रीडितं परम् ॥ २६ ॥ दीर्घप्रजागरो भीतो दुर्निमित्तानि दुर्मति: । बहून्यचष्टोभयथा मृत्योर्दौत्यकराणि च ॥ २७ ॥
kaṁsas tu dhanuṣo bhaṅgaṁ rakṣiṇāṁ sva-balasya ca vadhaṁ niśamya govinda- rāma-vikrīḍitaṁ param dīrgha-prajāgaro bhīto durnimittāni durmatiḥ bahūny acaṣṭobhayathā mṛtyor dautya-karāṇi ca
- kaṁsaḥ
- King Kaṁsa
- tu
- but
- dhanuṣaḥ
- of the bow
- bhaṅgam
- the breaking
- rakṣiṇām
- of the guards
- sva
- his
- balasya
- of the army
- ca
- and
- vadham
- the killing
- niśamya
- hearing of
- govinda-rāma
- of Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma
- vikrīḍitam
- the playing
- param
- merely
- dīrgha
- for a long time
- prajāgaraḥ
- remaining awake
- bhītaḥ
- afraid
- durnimittāni
- bad omens
- durmatiḥ
- the wicked-minded
- bahūni
- many
- acaṣṭa
- saw
- ubhayathā
- in both states (sleep and wakefulness)
- mṛtyoḥ
- of death
- dautya-karāṇi
- the messengers
- ca
- and
Wicked King Kaṁsa, on the other hand, was terrified, having heard how Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma had broken the bow and killed his guards and soldiers, all simply as a game. He remained awake for a long time, and both while awake and while dreaming he saw many bad omens, messengers of death.