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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.68.29

శ్రీబాదరాయణిరువాచ జన్మబన్ధుశ్రియోన్నద్ధమదాస్తే భరతర్షభ । ఆశ్రావ్య రామం దుర్వాచ్యమసభ్యా: పురమావిశన్ ॥ ౨౯ ॥
śrī-bādarāyaṇir uvāca
[shree-baadaraayanir uvaacha]
janma-bandhu-śrīyonnaddha-
[janma-bandhu-shreeyonnaddha-]
madās te bharatarṣabha
[madaas te bharatarshabha]
āśrāvya rāmaṁ durvācyam
[aashraavya raamam durvaachyam]
asabhyāḥ puram āviśan
[asabhyaah puram aavishan]
Word-for-word
śrī - bādarāyaniḥ uvāca — Śukadeva Gosvāmī said janma — of birth bandhu — and relationships śrīyā — by the opulences unnaddha — made great madāḥ — whose intoxication te — they bharata - ṛṣabha — O best of the descendants of Bharata āśrāvya — making hear rāmam — Lord Balarāma durvācyam — their harsh words asabhyāḥ — rude men puram — the city āviśan — entered .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-bādarāyaṇir uvāca
śrī - bādarāyaniḥ uvāca
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
janma-bandhu-śrīyonnaddha-
janma
of birth
bandhu
and relationships
śrīyā
by the opulences
unnaddha
made great
madās te bharatarṣabha
madāḥ
whose intoxication
te
they
bharata - ṛṣabha
O best of the descendants of Bharata
āśrāvya rāmaṁ durvācyam
āśrāvya
making hear
rāmam
Lord Balarāma
durvācyam
their harsh words
asabhyāḥ puram āviśan
asabhyāḥ
rude men
puram
the city
āviśan
entered .
Important Words
  • śrī - bādarāyaniḥ — Śukadeva Gosvāmī (son of Bādarāyaṇa)
    Śuka is here called by his patronymic — Vyāsa Bādarāyaṇa's son. The Bhāgavatam reminds us its sūta is Vyāsa's own child, a parrot-saint trained in the inner forest.
  • madāḥ — whose intoxication
    Mada — the prideful intoxication that comes from janma, vidyā, dhana and so on. The Bhāgavatam lists six such madas (6.1.62). The Kurus carry the full set.
  • asabhyāḥ — rude (lit. unfit for the assembly)
    A-sabhya = 'not fit for a sabhā.' The Kurus have just shamed themselves in their own assembly hall — Śukadeva's word is precise.
Śrī Bādarāyaṇi said: O best of the Bhāratas, after the arrogant Kurus, thoroughly puffed up by the opulence of their high birth and relations, had spoken these harsh words to Lord Balarāma, they turned and went back to their city.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Śrī Bādarāyaṇi said: O best of the Bhāratas, after the arrogant Kurus, thoroughly puffed up by the opulence of their high birth and relations, had spoken these harsh words to Lord Balarāma, they turned and went back to their city.
Commentary

Mad with abundance of high birth (janma), strong friends (Bhisma and others) and wealth, they made Balarama hear their harsh words.

Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

After making Balarāma hear, with anger and loud voices (ā—śrāvya), those who were without politeness (āsbhyāh) entered the city, quickly, turning their backs to him (ā-viśan). Bhīṣma and some others remained however.

Śrīdhara Svāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

Dhṛtarāṣṭra and others (te) spoke to Balarāma (rāmam) who had come there to give them happiness, using words which were very unsuitable or to be condemned (durvācyam). After making Balarāma hear, with anger and loud voices (ā—śrāvya), those who were without politeness (āsbhyāh) entered the city, quickly, turning their backs to him (ā-viśan). Bhīṣma and some others remained however.

Related values & verses
Concepts
Jiva
Personal Guidance
Analogy

Drunk men staggering home after speaking lightly to a guest they did not understand — the Kurus walk back to a city that, unknown to them, will not stand still for much longer.

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