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jala-yānam ivāghūrṇaṁ gaṅgāyāṁ nagaraṁ patat ākṛṣyamāṇam ālokya kauravāḥ jāta-sambhramāḥ tam eva śaraṇaṁ jagmuḥ sa-kuṭumbā jijīviṣavaḥ sa-lakṣmaṇaṁ puras-kṛtya sāmbaṁ prāñjalayaḥ prabhum
- jala-yānam
- a raft
- iva
- as if
- āghūrṇam
- tumbling about
- gaṅgāyām
- into the Ganges
- nagaram
- the city
- patat
- falling
- ākṛṣyamāṇam
- being dragged
- ālokya
- seeing
- kauravāḥ
- the Kauravas
- jāta
- becoming
- sambhramāḥ
- excited and bewildered
- tam
- to Him, Lord Balarāma
- eva
- indeed
- śaraṇam
- for shelter
- jagmuḥ
- they went
- sa
- with
- kuṭumbaḥ
- their families
- jijīviṣavaḥ
- wanting to remain alive
- sa
- with
- lakṣmaṇam
- Lakṣmaṇā
- puraḥ-kṛtya
- placing in front
- sāmbam
- Sāmba
- prāñjalayaḥ
- with palms joined in supplication
- prabhum
- to the Lord
Seeing that their city was tumbling about like a raft at sea as it was being dragged away, and that it was about to fall into the Ganges, the Kauravas became terrified. To save their lives they approached the Lord for shelter, taking their families with them. Placing Sāmba and Lakṣmaṇā in front, they joined their palms in supplication.