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Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu .4.77

yathā vā tatraiva (5.30) –
[yathaa vaa tatraiva (5.30) –]
saptiḥ saptī ratha iha rathaḥ kuñjaro me
[saptih saptee ratha iha rathah kunjaro me]
tūṇas tūṇo dhanur uta dhanur bhoḥ kṛpāṇī kṛpāṇī |
[toonas toono dhanur uta dhanur bhoh kripaanee kripaanee |]
kā bhīḥ kā bhīr ayam ayam ahaṁ hā tvaradhvaṁ tvaradhvaṁ
[kaa bheeh kaa bheer ayam ayam aham haa tvaradhvam tvaradhvam]
rājñaḥ putrī bata hṛta-hṛtā kāminā vallavena ||77||
[raajnah putree bata hrita-hritaa kaaminaa vallavena ||77||]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yathā vā tatraiva (5.30) –
saptiḥ saptī ratha iha rathaḥ kuñjaro me
tūṇas tūṇo dhanur uta dhanur bhoḥ kṛpāṇī kṛpāṇī |
kā bhīḥ kā bhīr ayam ayam ahaṁ hā tvaradhvaṁ tvaradhvaṁ
rājñaḥ putrī bata hṛta-hṛtā kāminā vallavena ||77||
Another example, also from Lalita-mādhava: When Kṛṣṇa stole Rukmiṇī at the svayaṁvara, the kings spoke to their servants. “My horse, chariot, elephant, bow quiver, and sword are here. What fear do I have? You should be quick! The lusty cowherd has stolen the daughter of a king!”

In the same Lalita-mādhava there is an account of Kṛṣṇa’s kidnapping Rukmiṇī at her royal marriage ceremony. At that time all of the princes present began to converse among themselves, saying, “We have our elephants, horses, chariots, bows, arrows and swords, so why should we be afraid of Kṛṣṇa? Let us attack Him! He is nothing but a lusty cowherd boy! He cannot take away the princess in this way! Let us all attack Him!” This is an instance of emotion caused by the presence of enemies.

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

In repeating the words such as ratha iha ratha etc. there is no redundancy. The words are repeated in order to convey the words of many kings.

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