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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.78.8

గదయాభిహతోఽప్యాజౌ న చచాల యదూద్వహ: । కృష్ణోఽపి తమహన్ గుర్వ్యా కౌమోదక్యా స్తనాన్తరే ॥ ౮ ॥
gadayābhihato ’py ājau
[gadayaabhihato ’py aajau]
na cacāla yadūdvahaḥ
[na chachaala yadoodvahah]
kṛṣṇo ’pi tam ahan gurvyā
[krishno ’pi tam ahan gurvyaa]
kaumodakyā stanāntare
[kaumodakyaa stanaantare]
gadayā — by the club abhihataḥ — hit api — although ājau — on the battlefield na cacāla — did not move yadu - udvahaḥ — the deliverer of the Yadus kṛṣṇaḥ — Lord Kṛṣṇa api — and tam — him, Dantavakra ahan — struck gurvyā — heavy kaumodakyā — with His club, named Kaumodakī stana - antare — in the middle of his chest .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
gadayābhihato ’py ājau
gadayā
by the club
abhihataḥ
hit
api
although
ājau
on the battlefield
na cacāla yadūdvahaḥ
na cacāla
did not move
yadu - udvahaḥ
the deliverer of the Yadus
kṛṣṇo ’pi tam ahan gurvyā
kṛṣṇaḥ
Lord Kṛṣṇa
api
and
tam
him, Dantavakra
ahan
struck
gurvyā
heavy
kaumodakyā stanāntare
kaumodakyā
with His club, named Kaumodakī
stana - antare
in the middle of his chest .
  • yadu-udvahaḥ — raiser of the Yadu dynasty
    Yadu (the lineage) + udvaha (one who carries, raises). One of Kṛṣṇa's most affectionate dynasty-names. Gauḍīyas read it as 'the One who carries the Yadus across,' tāraka-nāma in Yadu-rūpa.
  • gurvyā — heavy / weighty
    Feminine of guru, agreeing with the club. The same word means 'teacher.' The Bhāgavatam often plays the pun: the Lord's heaviest blow is a guru's lesson.
  • kaumodakyā — with Kaumodakī
    From kumuda (white night-lotus). Kaumodakī is Viṣṇu's eternal gadā, one of His four iconographic objects (śaṅkha, cakra, gadā, padma). The club here is not borrowed — it is His.
  • stana-antare — between the breasts
    Locative of stana-antara (chest, sternum). The śāstric site of the hṛd, the heart — where the jīva and Paramātmā are said to reside together. Dantavakra is liberated through his own heart.
  • na cacāla — did not move
    Na + perfect of √cal (to move, shake). Acala, the unmoving, is Kṛṣṇa's nature. The verb echoes Gītā 2.10 (prahasann iva) and 11.46 (sthitaḥ sva-mahimni) — His stillness in conflict.
Although hit by Dantavakra’s club, Lord Kṛṣṇa, the deliverer of the Yadus, did not budge from His place on the battlefield. Rather, with His massive Kaumodakī club the Lord struck Dantavakra in the middle of his chest.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Although hit by Dantavakra's club, Lord Kṛṣṇa, the deliverer of the Yadus, did not budge from His place on the battlefield. Rather, with His massive Kaumodakī club the Lord struck Dantavakra in the middle of his chest.
Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

Hit by his club in the fighting (ājau), the chief of the Yadus did not fall since he was Svayam Bhagavān Kṛṣṇa.

Śrīdhara Svāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

Situated on level ground (ajau) Kṛṣṇa did not move from the fight. Or he was not unsteady in the fight (ajau) because of his determination. Or though attacked in battle, he did not move. He did not move from his place because he was directly bhagavān (yadūdvahaḥ). Or though capable of fooling Dantavkara, he accepted his attack inorder to play at fighting, showing his bravery, because he appeared in the Yadu dynasty to play at fighting (yadūdvahaḥ). Kṛṣṇa would take away his life (kṛṣṇaḥ) witih his huge club or chief among all clubs (gurvyā).

Related values
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)Ahimsa (Non-violence / Compassion)
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Kṛṣṇa's Kaumodakī club is named for the kumuda, the white night-lotus — it gives joy. When this club strikes Dantavakra's chest, it is a flower delivering death. The Lord's weapons are continuous with His ornaments; even the killing-blow is a kind of garlanding.

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