Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.68.27
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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nara - deva - lāñchanaiḥ
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with the symbols of kings
Lāñchana = 'mark, emblem.' The Kurus wish to strip the Yadus of these emblems. The chapter will end with Sāmba and Lakṣmaṇā departing in a chariot of dowry, having received emblems anew.
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phaṇinām-iva-amṛtam
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like nectar (fed) to snakes
A classic śāstric image — kindness to the ungrateful breeds harm. The Kurus apply it to the Yadus; the reader sees the Kurus themselves are the snakes who turn favor into fang.
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gata - trapāḥ
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having lost shame
Trapā = shame, modesty. The accusation hurled at the Yadus. By verse 42 it will be the Kurus who, families in hand, fall at the feet of the one they shamed.
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ājñāpayanti
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they are ordering
From ā-jñā, 'to command authoritatively.' The Kurus are scandalized that Ugrasena should command them. They will obey before chapter's end — not by argument but by force of the plough.
In this verse they state that they should no longer ignore their offenses. "We shall take away their royal symbols. "(alam nara deva lancanaih).
The symbols now act unfavorably for us, the givers. They are like milk given to a serpent. The instrumental case is not used in amṛta for metrical reasons. By our mercy they have prospered. That is well known (hi).
The symbols now act unfavorably for us, the givers, though when excellent things are given, they should give benefit. An example is given to show the unfavorable results. It is like giving milk (amṛtam) to snakes. They became prosperous by our giving, even though they are Yādavas. Previously they did not give orders. Now, they have lost all shame and give orders to persons whom they should not order. Bata expresses lamentation. Thus they speak in this way (ājṣātapayanti).
Milk fed to a serpent does not make the snake sweet; it ripens its venom. The Kurus imagine their patronage has produced gratitude, but a gift given in pride only sharpens the receiver's fang — so they claim of the Yadus, while their own pride is the actual venom.
My note
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