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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.76.33

ఏతద్విదిత్వా తు భవాన్మయాపోవాహితో రణాత్ । ఉపసృష్ట: పరేణేతి మూర్చ్ఛితో గదయా హత: ॥ ౩౩ ॥
etad viditvā tu bhavān
[etad viditvaa tu bhavaan]
mayāpovāhito raṇāt
[mayaapovaahito ranaat]
upasṛṣṭaḥ pareṇeti
[upasrishtah pareneti]
mūrcchito gadayā hataḥ
[moorchchito gadayaa hatah]
etat — this viditvā — knowing tu — indeed bhavān — You mayā — by me apovāhitaḥ — removed raṇāt — from the battlefield upasṛṣṭaḥ — hurt pareṇa — by the enemy iti — thus thinking mūrcchitaḥ — unconscious gadayā — by his club hataḥ — struck .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
etad viditvā tu bhavān
etat
this
viditvā
knowing
tu
indeed
bhavān
You
mayāpovāhito raṇāt
mayā
by me
apovāhitaḥ
removed
raṇāt
from the battlefield
upasṛṣṭaḥ pareṇeti
upasṛṣṭaḥ
hurt
pareṇa
by the enemy
mūrcchito gadayā hataḥ
iti
thus thinking
mūrcchitaḥ
unconscious
gadayā
by his club
hataḥ
struck .
  • viditvā — knowing
    Gerund of √vid. The same root as Veda and vidyā. The driver's act is grounded in vidyā — he knew the rule and applied it. The Bhāgavatam consistently endorses śāstric vidyā over emotional reaction even on the battlefield.
  • apovāhitaḥ — removed
    Past participle of apa + ud + √vah — same verb as in verse 27 (apovāha), now in the past participle directed at Pradyumna. The driver names his own act in Pradyumna's own grammar — accepting authorship cleanly.
  • upasṛṣṭaḥ — hurt
    Past participle of upa + √sṛj — overtaken-by. Bhāgavata vocabulary for being caught by a misfortune. The driver's diagnostic — he believed Pradyumna upasṛṣṭa by Dyumān's club — explains his reflex without excusing it.
  • mūrcchitaḥ — unconscious
    Past participle of √mūrch — to faint, to lose sense. Same root as mūrti — though here in its negative sense. Pradyumna had lost his presence-of-form (mūrti-jñāna) momentarily; the sūta acted on visible evidence.
  • pareṇa — by the enemy
    Instrumental of para. Same word that, in Vaiṣṇava theology, names the Supreme (paraṁ brahma, Gītā 8.3). Here it names the enemy. The word's polarity depends entirely on context — and on who the speaker has chosen as his para.
With this rule in mind, I removed You from the battlefield, since You had been struck unconscious by Your enemy’s club and I thought You were seriously injured.

Thus end the purports of the humble servants of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda to the Tenth Canto, Seventy-sixth Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “The Battle Between Śālva and the Vṛṣṇis.”

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
With this rule in mind, I removed You from the battlefield, since You had been struck unconscious by Your enemy's club and I thought You were seriously injured.
Commentary

"You were taken away by me. Afflicted by the beating of his club, you then fainted. Knowing that, I took you away. Unfortunately you fainted, so you did not recognize me."

Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

I knew that you were afflicted by the enemy, injured by the club and had fainted. Apovāhitaḥ instead of apavāhitaḥ is poetic license.

Śrīdhara Svāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

He denies his fault, emphasizing it again. Knowing this for certain (tu), I removed you from the field. You will in great difficulty, struck by his club. Or though struck by his club, you increased in strength (mūrcchitaḥ). That is the quality of the warrior. You were moreover touched by the Lord (pareṇa). Thinking you were reborn, I removed you from the field for a rest. Thus end the purports of the humble servants of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda to the Tenth Canto, Seventy-sixth Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled "The Battle Between Śālva and the Vṛṣṇis." 10.77: Lord Kṛṣṇa Slays the Demon Śālva verses: Summary, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6-7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17-18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 Chapter Summary This chapter describes how Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa disposed of Śālva, the master of deception, and destroyed his airship Saubha. Having been removed from the battlefield, Pradyumna was extremely ashamed, and He ordered His driver to take His chariot once again into the presence of Dyumān. As Pradyumna fought with Dyumān, other Yadu heroes like Gada, Sātyaki, and Sāmba began to create havoc among Śālva's army. The battle continued in this way for twenty-seven days and nights. When Lord Kṛṣṇa returned to Dvārakā, He found it under siege. At once He ordered Dāruka to drive Him onto the battlefield. Suddenly Śālva noticed the Lord and threw his spear at Kṛṣṇa's charioteer, but the Lord shattered the weapon into hundreds of pieces and pierced Śālva and his Saubha vehicle with numerous arrows. Śālva responded by shooting an arrow that struck Kṛṣṇa's left arm. Amazingly, the Lord dropped the Śārṅga bow He was holding in His left hand. The demigods watching the battle cried out in alarm upon seeing the bow fall, while Śālva took the opportunity to insult Kṛṣṇa. Lord Kṛṣṇa then struck Śālva with His club, but the demon, vomiting blood, disappeared. A moment later a man came before Lord Kṛṣṇa and, after offering Him obeisances, introduced himself as a messenger from mother Devakī. The man informed the Lord that His father, Vasudeva, had been kidnapped by Śālva. Upon hearing this, Lord Kṛṣṇa seemed to lament like an ordinary man. Śālva then led forward someone who looked just like Vasudeva, decapitated him and took the head with him into his Saubha airship. Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, however, could understand the magic tricks of Śālva. Thus He pierced Śālva with a shower of arrows and struck the Saubha vehicle with His club, demolishing it. Śālva descended from his airplane and rushed toward Lord Kṛṣṇa to attack Him, but the Lord took up His Sudarśana disc and severed Śālva's head from his body. With the killing of Śālva, the demigods in the sky played kettledrums in jubilation. The demon Dantavakra then took a vow to avenge his friend Śālva's death.

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Sthitaprajna (Steady Wisdom)Vairagya (Detachment / Dispassion)Discriminative WisdomAbhaya (Fearlessness)Seva (Service / Selfless Action)Saurya (Heroism / Bravery)Samata (Equanimity / Even-mindedness)Ishvara Pranidhana (Surrender to God)
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Like a doctor who explains, after the patient is safely back in the chamber, that he moved him because the bleeding looked mortal — the driver closes his defense not by argument but by simple description. He saw, he judged, he acted; that is the whole of the sūta-dharma.

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