Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.15.36
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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jñātayaḥ
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the intimate companions
Plural of jñāti — kinsman. The same word from verse 23, now in action. Gauḍīya: asura-jñātis bond against the Lord; bhakta-jñātis bond toward Him. Two opposed clans, two opposed fates.
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kroṣṭāraḥ
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the asses
Plural of kroṣṭṛ — one who brays/howls. Gauḍīya: the synonym for ass — same as upakroṣṭṛ in verse 31. The collective is loud, ugly, and about to be silent.
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saṁrabdhāḥ
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enraged
Plural of saṁrabdha — fully seized (by anger). Same word used for Dhenuka in verse 31. Gauḍīya: the entire group shares one disposition; saṅga produces shared bhāva, whether of rage or of bhakti.
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hata-bāndhavāḥ
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their friend having been killed
hata (killed) + bāndhava (friend). The death of a friend triggers their charge. Gauḍīya: the asuras' bond is real — they have bāndhavas; but the bond is mortal, dissolved at first death. Devotees' bāndhava-bond is eternal; sakhā-Sudāmā meets Kṛṣṇa again in Dvārakā.
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abhyadravan
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attacked
Imperfect plural of abhi + √dru — to run toward. Same root as Dhenuka's abhyadhāvat in verse 29. Gauḍīya: the imitative motion of asuras — they all run the same way, toward their own destruction.
Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī makes the following comment on this verse: “It is stated here that the ass demons first attacked Kṛṣṇa and then Balarāma ( kṛṣṇaṁ ca rāmaṁ ca ). One reason for this is that the demons, having seen the prowess of Lord Balarāma, thought it wise to attack Kṛṣṇa first. Or it may be that out of affection for His elder brother, Lord Kṛṣṇa placed Himself between Balarāma and the ass demons. The words kṛṣṇaṁ ca rāmaṁ ca may also be understood to indicate that Lord Balarāma, out of affection for His younger brother, went to Lord Kṛṣṇa’s side.
Seeing the prowess of Balarāma, the relatives left him in fear, and ran towards Kṛṣṇa, who, out of love for his elder brother, had come directly in front. Thus Kṛṣṇa’s name is mentioned first. Out of love for his younger brother, Balarāma then came to his side. Thus his name is also mentioned. Because the both were prominent the word ca is used twice. Bellowing loudly because of the death of their friend, with anger and lamentation they displayed great power.
The remaining members of a gang, seeing their leader killed, rush together at the killers — last vengeance before being killed themselves. Dhenuka's ass-friends charge Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma in fury. The verse sets up the second wave; sometimes the līlā cleans out the entire infestation in one afternoon.
My note
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