Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.68.3
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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vṛṣṇayaḥ
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the Vṛṣṇis
The Yādava clan-branch of Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma. The Kurus speak of them as dependents; in truth, the Vṛṣṇis are the family the Lord chose for His descent.
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prasāda
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favor, grace
The Kurus imagine they have shown prasāda to the Yadus by granting them land. The irony is exact: only the Lord's prasāda sustains any kingdom — including theirs.
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mahīm
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the earth, the land
The same earth that, as verse 41 will show, Balarāma can drag with one tip of His plough. The Kurus claim ownership of what He literally upholds.
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badhnīta
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arrest, bind
Imperative plural — 'tie him up.' This single word triggers the whole crisis: to bind a son of Kṛṣṇa is to invite the plough of Balarāma.
The Yadavas enjoy land give by us. They are not kings.
They forbad killing him. They only wanted to arrest him since it was the opinion of Bhīṣma and Vidura that he was now the groom, since it was not possible for her to choose another groom, since he had touched her. Thus it is explained later that they were determined to capture him. The reason was his bad behavior (durvinītam). Otherwise others would see them as defeated.
Arrest him but do not kill him since he is the son of the Lord and our brother-in-law. Therefore capture him. Do this to teach him since he is ill mannered. That is why the word durvinīta is repeated. They enjoy land not earned by given, and given by us. Though they fear the accusation of taking back what was given, they cannot ignore the act of Sāmba. It is actually our land since they are without a kingdom. They have no power. They simply enjoy the land, and do not rule it properly.
A petty landlord boasts of his charity to a tenant whose family secretly owns the entire estate. The Kurus imagine the Yadus rule by their permission; they have not seen who actually sits in Dvārakā.
My note
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