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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.42.21

బలం చ కంసప్రహితం హత్వా శాలాముఖాత్తత: । నిష్క్రమ్య చేరతుర్హృష్టౌ నిరీక్ష్య పురసమ్పద: ॥ ౨౧ ॥
balaṁ ca kaṁsa-prahitaṁ
[balam cha kamsa-prahitam]
hatvā śālā-mukhāt tataḥ
[hatvaa shaalaa-mukhaat tatah]
niṣkramya ceratur hṛṣṭau
[nishkramya cheratur hrishtau]
nirīkṣya pura-sampadaḥ
[nireekshya pura-sampadah]
balam — an armed force ca — and kaṁsa - prahitam — sent by Kaṁsa hatvā — having killed śālā — of the sacrificial arena mukhāt — by the gate tataḥ — then niṣkramya — exiting ceratuḥ — the two of Them walked along hṛṣṭau — happy nirīkṣya — observing pura — of the city sampadaḥ — the riches .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
balaṁ ca kaṁsa-prahitaṁ
balam
an armed force
ca
and
kaṁsa - prahitam
sent by Kaṁsa
hatvā śālā-mukhāt tataḥ
hatvā
having killed
śālā
of the sacrificial arena
mukhāt
by the gate
tataḥ
then
niṣkramya ceratur hṛṣṭau
niṣkramya
exiting
ceratuḥ
the two of Them walked along
hṛṣṭau
happy
nirīkṣya pura-sampadaḥ
nirīkṣya
observing
pura
of the city
sampadaḥ
the riches .
  • kaṁsa-prahitam — sent by Kaṁsa
    Contiguous compound: Kaṁsa + prahita (sent). The reinforcements are named as Kaṁsa's. Gauḍīya commentary: the asura keeps escalating; each escalation costs him more. The pattern repeats across Canto 10 — Pūtanā, Tṛṇāvarta, Aghāsura — and culminates in Kaṁsa himself.
  • hatvā — having killed
    Absolutive of √han. Past-completed action; the killing is finished before the next verb begins. Gauḍīya note: Kṛṣṇa's combats end cleanly — He does not linger, He does not gloat.
  • ceratuḥ — the two of Them walked along
    Perfect dual of √car — to move. They go on strolling. Gauḍīya: after slaughter, līlā continues unbroken. The Lord's destruction is not narratively privileged over His sight-seeing — both are equal līlā.
  • hṛṣṭau — happy
    Past participle dual of √hṛṣ — to be delighted. Both brothers are happy after the killing. Gauḍīya: the asura's death is the cosmos's holiday; the Lord shares the cosmos's relief.
  • pura-sampadaḥ — the riches of the city
    Contiguous compound: pura (city) + sampad (wealth). They observe Mathurā's opulence. Gauḍīya parallel: the brothers came from Vraja's natural beauty to Mathurā's urban beauty — and they look at it without attachment, the model of yukta-vairāgya.
After also killing a contingent of soldiers sent by Kaṁsa, Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma left the sacrificial arena by its main gate and continued Their walk about the city, happily looking at the opulent sights.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
After also killing a contingent of soldiers sent by Kaṁsa, Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma left the sacrificial arena by its main gate and continued Their walk about the city, happily looking at the opulent sights.
Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

They killed the soldiers (balam) sent by Kaṁsa, or defeated the ability (balam) of Kaṁsa. They left from the gate of the arena and, seeing the wealth of the city, became joyful, and again wandered about casually in the city again.

Related values
Anahankarah (Freedom from False Ego)Prema (Divine Love)
Related verses
Concepts
Jiva

A king's son, having broken a wedding-pot, strolls out of the bridal court to admire the city as though nothing has happened. Kṛṣṇa kills a battalion, exits the arena by the front gate, and then sight-sees Mathurā — the lightness of Bhagavān after action is itself a teaching.

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