बन्धून् कुशलिन: श्रुत्वा पृष्ट्वा शिवमनामयम् । परस्परमथो रामो बभाषेऽविक्लवं वच: ॥ २० ॥
bandhūn kuśalinaḥ śrutvā pṛṣṭvā śivam anāmayam parasparam atho rāmo babhāṣe ’viklavaṁ vacaḥ
- bandhūn
- their relatives
- kuśalinaḥ
- doing well
- śrutvā
- hearing
- pṛṣṭvā
- inquiring
- śivam
- about their welfare
- anāmayam
- and health
- parasparam
- among one another
- atha u
- thereupon
- rāmaḥ
- Lord Balarāma
- babhāṣe
- spoke
- aviklavam
- forthrightly
- vacaḥ
- words
After both parties had heard that their relatives were doing well and both had inquired into each other’s welfare and health, Lord Balarāma forthrightly spoke to the Kurus as follows.