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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.78.11

విదూరథస్తు తద్భ్రాతా భ్రాతృశోకపరిప్లుత: । ఆగచ్ఛదసిచర్మాభ్యాముచ్ఛ్వసంస్తజ్జిఘాంసయా ॥ ౧౧ ॥
vidūrathas tu tad-bhrātā
[vidoorathas tu tad-bhraataa]
bhrātṛ-śoka-pariplutaḥ
[bhraatri-shoka-pariplutah]
āgacchad asi-carmābhyām
[aagachchad asi-charmaabhyaam]
ucchvasaṁs taj-jighāṁsayā
[uchchvasams taj-jighaamsayaa]
vidūrathaḥ — Vidūratha tu — but tat — his, Dantavakra’s bhrātā — brother bhrātṛ — for his brother śoka — in sorrow pariplutaḥ — submerged āgacchat — came forward asi — with sword carmābhyām — and shield ucchvasan — breathing heavily tat — Him, Lord Kṛṣṇa jighāṁsayā — wanting to kill .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
vidūrathas tu tad-bhrātā
vidūrathaḥ
Vidūratha
tu
but
tat
his, Dantavakra’s
bhrātā
brother
bhrātṛ-śoka-pariplutaḥ
bhrātṛ
for his brother
śoka
in sorrow
pariplutaḥ
submerged
āgacchad asi-carmābhyām
āgacchat
came forward
asi
with sword
carmābhyām
and shield
ucchvasaṁs taj-jighāṁsayā
ucchvasan
breathing heavily
tat
Him, Lord Kṛṣṇa
jighāṁsayā
wanting to kill .
  • vidūrathaḥ — Vidūratha (Dantavakra's brother)
    Vidūra (far) + ratha (chariot). 'He whose chariot is far' — and indeed he abandons the chariot entirely and charges on foot, as his brother did. The name encodes his fate.
  • bhrātṛ-śoka — grief for his brother
    Bhrātṛ (brother) + śoka (grief). The same compound is later used of Yudhiṣṭhira and of Bharata. Śoka is a recognized human bhāva — the Bhāgavatam grants the demon real grief, not a caricature.
  • pariplutaḥ — overwhelmed / flooded
    Pari- (around) + plu (flood). Vidūratha is submerged in śoka. Gauḍīyas note: only one being is worth being parikrama-plutaḥ — the Lord. The demon is flooded by the wrong tide.
  • ucchvasan — breathing heavily
    Present participle of ud-√śvas. The breath of rage and grief. Devotees' breath in viraha is the same physiology with the opposite object — the Bhāgavatam keeps the bodily fact, changes only the target.
  • jighāṁsayā — with intent to kill
    Instrumental of jighāṁsā, desiderative of √han. Same root that drives Dantavakra in verse 5. Both brothers approach the Lord through the verb of killing — and through it, are killed into life.
But then Dantavakra’s brother Vidūratha, immersed in sorrow over his brother’s death, came forward breathing heavily, sword and shield in hand. He wanted to kill the Lord.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
But then Dantavakra's brother Vidūratha, immersed in sorrow over his brother's death, came forward breathing heavily, sword and shield in hand. He wanted to kill the Lord.
Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

The word tu indicates that this Vidūratha, brother of Dantavakra, was not considered a Yādava.

Śrīdhara Svāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

Tu indicates a new subject. Vidūratha was Dantavakra’s brother. He was not a Yādava. He was overcome with grief for his brother. He approached breathing heaveily, with sword and shield in his hand.

Concepts
Jiva

Vidūratha runs at Kṛṣṇa breathing hard, sword in one hand, shield in the other, brother-grief spilling out of him. The asura grieves his brother more truthfully than most men grieve theirs — the only flaw is the address. He brings real sorrow to the wrong tribunal.

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