निहते रुक्मिणि श्याले नाब्रवीत् साध्वसाधु वा । रक्मिणीबलयो राजन् स्नेहभङ्गभयाद्धरि: ॥ ३९ ॥
nihate rukmiṇi śyāle nābravīt sādhv asādhu vā rakmiṇī-balayo rājan sneha-bhaṅga-bhayād dhariḥ
- nihate
- being killed
- rukmiṇi
- Rukmī
- śyāle
- His brother-in-law
- na abravīt
- did not say
- sādhu
- good
- asādhu
- not good
- vā
- or
- rukmiṇī-balayoḥ
- of Rukmiṇī and Balarāma
- rājan
- O King
- sneha
- the affection
- bhaṅga
- of breaking
- bhayāt
- out of fear
- hariḥ
- Lord Kṛṣṇa
When His brother-in-law Rukmī was slain, Lord Kṛṣṇa neither applauded nor protested, O King, for He feared jeopardizing His affectionate ties with either Rukmiṇī or Balarāma.