SB 10.44.31

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 44: The Killing of Kaḿsa

SB 10.44.30

SB 10.44.32

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 31

hateṣu malla-varyeṣu
vidruteṣu ca bhoja-rāṭ
nyavārayat sva-tūryāṇi
vākyaṁ cedam uvāca ha

SYNONYMS

hateṣu—being killed; malla-varyeṣu—the best wrestlers; vidruteṣu—having run away; ca—and; bhoja-rāṭ—the Bhoja king, Kaṁsa; nyavārayat—stopped; sva—his own; tūryāṇi—musical instruments; vākyam—words; ca—and; idam—these; uvāca ha—spoke.

TRANSLATION

The Bhoja king, seeing that his best wrestlers had all been killed or had fled, stopped the musical performance originally meant for his pleasure and spoke the following words.