SB 10.50.41

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Tenth Canto - Chapter 50: Kṛṣṇa Establishes the City of Dvārakā

SB 10.50.40 - SB 10.50.42

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

TEXT 41

evaṁ saptadaśa-kṛtvas

tāvaty akṣauhiṇī-balaḥ

yuyudhe māgadho rājā

yadubhiḥ kṛṣṇa-pālitaiḥ

SYNONYMS

evam—in this way; sapta-daśa—seventeen; kṛtvaḥ—times; tāvati—even thus (being defeated); akṣauhiṇī—consisting of entire divisions; balaḥ—His military strength; yuyudhe—fought; māgadhaḥ rājā—the King of Magadha; yadubhiḥ—with the Yadus; kṛṣṇa-pālitaiḥ—protected by Kṛṣṇa.

Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

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TRANSLATION

Seventeen times the King of Magadha met defeat in this very way. And yet throughout these defeats he fought on with his akṣauhiṇī divisions against the forces of the Yadu dynasty who were protected by Śrī Kṛṣṇa.

SB 10.50.40 - SB 10.50.42