Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.30.22
प्रत्यनीकं मन्यमाना बलभद्रं च मोहिता: ।
हन्तुं कृतधियो राजन्नापन्ना आततायिन: ॥ २२ ॥
pratyanīkaṁ manyamānā
[pratyaneekam manyamaanaa]
balabhadraṁ ca mohitāḥ
[balabhadram cha mohitaah]
hantuṁ kṛta-dhiyo rājann
[hantum krita-dhiyo raajann]
āpannā ātatāyinaḥ
[aapannaa aatataayinah]
Word-for-word
pratyanīkam
—
an enemy
manyamānāḥ
—
thinking
balabhadram
—
Lord Balarāma
ca
—
also
mohitāḥ
—
confused
hantum
—
to kill
kṛta-dhiyaḥ
—
having made up their minds
rājan
—
O King Parīkṣit
āpannāḥ
—
they set upon Him
ātatāyinaḥ
—
wielding weapons.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
pratyanīkaṁ manyamānā
pratyanīkam
an enemy
manyamānāḥ
thinking
balabhadraṁ ca mohitāḥ
balabhadram
Lord Balarāma
ca
also
mohitāḥ
confused
hantuṁ kṛta-dhiyo rājann
hantum
to kill
kṛta-dhiyaḥ
having made up their minds
rājan
O King Parīkṣit
āpannā ātatāyinaḥ
āpannāḥ
they set upon Him
ātatāyinaḥ
wielding weapons.
In their confused state, O King, they also mistook Lord Balarāma for an enemy. Weapons in hand, they ran toward Him with the intention of killing Him.
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Gauḍīya
Translation
In their confused state, O King, they also mistook Balarāma for an enemy. Weapons in hand, they ran toward him with the intention of killing him.
Personal Guidance
Confused, they mistook Balarāma for an enemy and ran at Him with weapons. The intoxication makes even Lordship invisible.
Reflection Questions
- Whom have I treated as enemy in confusion who was actually a help?
- What clears such confusion?
My note
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