श्रुत्वैतद् भगवान् रामो विपक्षीयनृपोद्यमम् । कृष्णं चैकं गतं हर्तुं कन्यां कलहशङ्कित: ॥ २० ॥ बलेन महता सार्धं भ्रातृस्नेहपरिप्लुत: । त्वरित: कुण्डिनं प्रागाद् गजाश्वरथपत्तिभि: ॥ २१ ॥
śrutvaitad bhagavān rāmo vipakṣīya nṛpodyamam kṛṣṇaṁ caikaṁ gataṁ hartuṁ kanyāṁ kalaha-śaṅkitaḥ balena mahatā sārdhaṁ bhrātṛ-sneha-pariplutaḥ tvaritaḥ kuṇḍinaṁ prāgād gajāśva-ratha-pattibhiḥ
- śrutvā
- hearing
- etat
- this
- bhagavān rāmaḥ
- Lord Balarāma
- vipakṣīya
- inimical
- nṛpa
- of the kings
- udyamam
- the preparations
- kṛṣṇam
- Lord Kṛṣṇa
- ca
- and
- ekam
- alone
- gatam
- gone
- hartum
- to take away
- kanyām
- the bride
- kalaha
- a fight
- śaṅkitaḥ
- fearing
- balena
- a force
- mahatā
- mighty
- sārdham
- together with
- bhrātṛ
- for His brother
- sneha
- in affection
- pariplutaḥ
- immersed
- tvaritaḥ
- swiftly
- kuṇḍinam
- to Kuṇḍina
- prāgāt
- went
- gaja
- with elephants
- aśva
- horses
- ratha
- chariots
- pattibhiḥ
- and infantry
When Lord Balarāma heard about these preparations of the inimical kings and how Lord Kṛṣṇa had set off alone to steal the bride, He feared that a fight would ensue. Immersed in affection for His brother, He hurried to Kuṇḍina with a mighty army consisting of infantry and of soldiers riding on elephants, horses and chariots.