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Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu .4.106

śramād, yathā –
[shramaad, yathaa –]
suṣṭhu niḥsaha-tanuḥ subalo ’bhūt
[sushthu nihsaha-tanuh subalo ’bhoot]
prītaye mama vidhāya niyuddham |
[preetaye mama vidhaaya niyuddham |]
moṭayantam abhito nijam aṅgaṁ
[motayantam abhito nijam angam]
nāhavāya sahasāhvayatām amum ||106||
[naahavaaya sahasaahvayataam amum ||106||]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śramād, yathā –
suṣṭhu niḥsaha-tanuḥ subalo ’bhūt
prītaye mama vidhāya niyuddham |
moṭayantam abhito nijam aṅgaṁ
nāhavāya sahasāhvayatām amum ||106||
ālasya arising from fatigue: After arm wrestling with me to please me, he cannot do any activity now and he is stretching his limbs. You should not call him to fight immediately.

Once when Kṛṣṇa, along with His cowherd boyfriends, was having a mock battle, Subala showed the symptoms of fatigue. Kṛṣṇa immediately told His other friends, “Subala is feeling too fatigued from mock-fighting with Me. So please do not disturb him any more by inviting him to fight.” This is an instance of laziness caused by dislike of excessive labor.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Durgama-saṅgamanī
Commentary

Niḥsaha tanuḥ means “his body cannot at all tolerate.” Sahasāhūyatām is an alternative to sahasāhvayatām. Niyuddham means “arm wrestling.”

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