अष्टभिश्चतुरो वाहान् द्वाभ्यां सूतं ध्वजं त्रिभि: । स चान्यद्धनुराधाय कृष्णं विव्याध पञ्चभि: ॥ २७ ॥
aṣṭabhiś caturo vāhān dvābhyāṁ sūtaṁ dhvajaṁ tribhiḥ sa cānyad dhanur ādhāya kṛṣṇaṁ vivyādha pañcabhiḥ
- aṣṭabhiḥ
- with eight (arrows)
- caturaḥ
- the four
- vāhān
- horses
- dvābhyām
- with two
- sūtam
- the chariot driver
- dhvajam
- the flagpole
- tribhiḥ
- with three
- saḥ
- he, Rukmī
- ca
- and
- anyat
- another
- dhanuḥ
- bow
- ādhāya
- taking up
- kṛṣṇam
- Kṛṣṇa
- vivyādha
- pierced
- pañcabhiḥ
- with five
The Lord struck Rukmī’s four horses with eight arrows, his chariot driver with two, and the chariot’s flag with three. Rukmī grabbed another bow and struck Lord Kṛṣṇa with five arrows.