विकत्थमान: कुमतिरीश्वरस्याप्रमाणवित् । रथेनैकेन गोविन्दं तिष्ठ तिष्ठेत्यथाह्वयत् ॥ २३ ॥
vikatthamānaḥ kumatir īśvarasyāpramāṇa-vit rathenaikena govindaṁ tiṣṭha tiṣṭhety athāhvayat
- vikatthamānaḥ
- boasting
- ku-matiḥ
- foolish
- īśvarasya
- of the Supreme Lord
- apramāṇa-vit
- not knowing the dimensions
- rathena ekena
- with a single chariot
- govindam
- to Lord Kṛṣṇa
- tiṣṭha tiṣṭha
- stand and fight
- iti
- so saying
- atha
- then
- āhvayat
- he called
Boasting thus, foolish Rukmī, ignorant of the true extent of the Supreme Lord’s power, approached Lord Govinda in his lone chariot and challenged Him, “Just stand and fight!”