श्रुत्वा युद्धोद्यमं राम: कुरूणां सह पाण्डवै: । तीर्थाभिषेकव्याजेन मध्यस्थ: प्रययौ किल ॥ १७ ॥
śrutvā yuddhodyamaṁ rāmaḥ kurūṇāṁ saha pāṇḍavaiḥ tīrthābhiṣeka-vyājena madhya-sthaḥ prayayau kila
- śrutvā
- hearing
- yuddha
- for battle
- udyamam
- the preparations
- rāmaḥ
- Lord Balarāma
- kurūṇām
- of the Kurus
- saha
- with
- pāṇḍavaiḥ
- the Pāṇḍavas
- tīrtha
- in holy places
- abhiṣeka
- of bathing
- vyājena
- on the pretext
- madhya-sthaḥ
- neutral
- prayayau
- He departed
- kila
- indeed
Lord Balarāma then heard that the Kurus were preparing for war with the Pāṇḍavas. Being neutral, He departed on the pretext of going to bathe in holy places.