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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.54.28

తైస్తాడిత: శరౌఘైస్తు చిచ్ఛేద ధనురచ్యుత: । పునరన్యదుపాదత్త తదప్యచ్ఛినదవ్యయ: ॥ ౨౮ ॥
tais tāditaḥ śaraughais tu
[tais taaditah sharaughais tu]
ciccheda dhanur acyutaḥ
[chichcheda dhanur achyutah]
punar anyad upādatta
[punar anyad upaadatta]
tad apy acchinad avyayaḥ
[tad apy achchinad avyayah]
taiḥ — by these tāḍitaḥ — struck śara — of arrows oghaiḥ — floods tu — although ciccheda — broke dhanuḥ — (Rukmī’s) bow acyutaḥ — Lord Kṛṣṇa punaḥ — again anyat — another upādatta — he (Rukmī) picked up tat — that api — also acchinat — broke avyayaḥ — the infallible Lord .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tais tāditaḥ śaraughais tu
taiḥ
by these
tāḍitaḥ
struck
śara
of arrows
oghaiḥ
floods
tu
although
ciccheda dhanur acyutaḥ
ciccheda
broke
dhanuḥ
(Rukmī’s) bow
acyutaḥ
Lord Kṛṣṇa
punar anyad upādatta
punaḥ
again
anyat
another
upādatta
he (Rukmī) picked up
tad apy acchinad avyayaḥ
tat
that
api
also
acchinat
broke
avyayaḥ
the infallible Lord .
  • acyutaḥ — the infallible Lord (lit. one who never falls / never lapses)
    A- (not) + cyuta (fallen). One of Kṛṣṇa's most beloved names, used hundreds of times in the Gītā and Bhāgavatam. Cf. BG 1.21 where Arjuna first addresses Him so. The name itself is a refutation of Rukmī's project.
  • avyayaḥ — the inexhaustible
    A- (not) + vyaya (decay, expense). One who does not diminish. The Bhāgavatam's name for the Lord that emphasizes ontological permanence — Rukmī's bows, by contrast, are paradigmatically vyaya.
  • ciccheda — He broke
    Perfect of √chid. The same verb as v. 26's chittvā. The repetition is itself the doctrine: Kṛṣṇa's act of disarming is not a one-time spasm but a continuous mode of being for the Lord — He keeps cutting what attacks His own.
  • punaḥ — again
    Adverb. Rukmī's 'again' is futile; Kṛṣṇa's 'again' is patient. Same word, opposite moods. The Bhāgavatam's poetic delight is in such acoustic chiaroscuro.
  • acchinat — He broke (the second bow)
    Imperfect of √chid. Variation from ciccheda. Vyāsa varies the verb-form so the prose does not lull — bhakti-narrative resists boredom.
Although hit by these many arrows, Lord Acyuta again broke Rukmī’s bow. Rukmī picked up yet another bow, but the infallible Lord broke that one to pieces as well.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Although hit by these many arrows, Lord Acyuta again broke Rukmī's bow. Rukmī picked up yet another bow, but the infallible Lord broke that one to pieces as well.
Śrīdhara Svāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

Though hit by all these arrows, Kṛṣṇa broke his bow. Then he took another bow. Instead of avyayaḥ at the end of the verse sometimes acyutaḥ is seen. That means he did not move from his place or never failed to be affectionate to his devotees.

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Bhakti (Devotion)Tejas (Inner Radiance / Vigour)Daksya (Resourcefulness / Skill)
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Like a metronome resetting after every misbeat, Kṛṣṇa snaps each new bow Rukmī picks up. The Lord is not in a hurry, not annoyed, not threatened — only continuous. This is what acyuta means: that which does not waver.

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