Devanagari
शङ्खं दध्मौ विनिर्गत्य हरिर्दारुकसारथि: ।
ततोऽभूत् परसैन्यानां हृदि वित्रासवेपथु: ॥ १६ ॥
Verse text
śaṅkhaṁ dadhmau vinirgatya
harir dāruka-sārathiḥ
tato ’bhūt para-sainyānāṁ
hṛdi vitrāsa-vepathuḥ
Synonyms
śaṅkham
—
His conchshell
;
dadhmau
—
blew
;
vinirgatya
—
upon going out
;
hariḥ
—
Lord Kṛṣṇa
;
dāruka
—
sārathiḥ — whose chariot driver was Dāruka
;
tataḥ
—
thereupon
;
abhūt
—
arose
;
para
—
of the enemy
;
sainyānām
—
among the soldiers
;
hṛdi
—
in their hearts
;
vitrāsa
—
in terror
;
vepathuḥ
—
trembling .
Translation
As Lord Kṛṣṇa came out of the city with Dāruka at the reins of His chariot, He blew His conchshell, and the enemy soldiers’ hearts began to tremble with fear.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
As Lord Kṛṣṇa came out of the city with Dāruka at the reins of His chariot, He blew His conchshell, and the enemy soldiers' hearts began to tremble with fear.
Purport (Jiva Goswami)
Kṛṣṇa came out of the city in an extraordinary manner (vi—nigatya) since he was accompanied by Dāruka. This also includes the many wondrous objects from Vaikuṇṭha. The Lord took away (hariḥ) the courage of the enemy by blowing the conch. This caused them to tremble in terror.