• vṛṣṇibhiḥ — by the Vṛṣṇis
  The Vṛṣṇi clan — the branch of Yadus from which Vasudeva and Kṛṣṇa take birth. To be on the Vṛṣṇi side is, in Bhāgavata reckoning, to be on Kṛṣṇa's side; the genealogy is a vehicle for prema.
• jaya-kāṅkṣibhiḥ — who were eager for victory
  Jaya (victory) + kāṅkṣin (longing). The same word-pair appears in the Bhagavad-gītā's first verses; here, however, the longing for victory is yoked to Kṛṣṇa's cause, not against it (cf. BG 1.32 where Arjuna says he does NOT want victory).
• vimukhāḥ — discouraged / face-turned-away
  Vi (away) + mukha (face). The exact opposite of sammukha (last verse). Gauḍīyas treat vimukhatā toward Kṛṣṇa as the constituting condition of māyā; here it is dramatized — the demons literally turn their faces from Him.
• rājānaḥ — the kings
  Plural of rājan. Throughout Canto 10 the rājan-class is portrayed as opposing or worshipping Kṛṣṇa — there is no neutral king. Even Parīkṣit, the rājan to whom Śuka speaks, must choose.

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• Where could simply ending the will of an opposition be sufficient victory?
• How do you demoralize a problem without finishing each piece manually?

Like jackals who circled a kill but slink away when the lion turns, Jarāsandha and his rank withdraw — not because their numbers shrank but because the protection of Kṛṣṇa cannot be out-counted. Vimukha — face turned away — is exactly the opposite of sammukhya, the devotee's posture.