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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.18.12

త్వం పద్రథానాం కిల యూథపాధిపో ఘటస్వ నోఽస్వస్తయ ఆశ్వనూహ: । సంస్థాప్య చాస్మాన్ ప్రమృజాశ్రుస్వకానాం య: స్వాం ప్రతిజ్ఞాం నాతిపిపర్త్యసభ్య: ॥ ౧౨ ॥
tvaṁ pad-rathānāṁ kila yūthapādhipo
[tvam pad-rathaanaam kila yoothapaadhipo]
ghaṭasva no ’svastaya āśv anūhaḥ
[ghatasva no ’svastaya aashv anoohah]
saṁsthāpya cāsmān pramṛjāśru svakānāṁ
[samsthaapya chaasmaan pramrijaashru svakaanaam]
yaḥ svāṁ pratijṣāṁ nātipiparty asabhyaḥ
[yah svaam pratijshaam naatipiparty asabhyah]
tvam — you pad-rathānām — of foot soldiers kila — indeed yūthapa — of the leaders adhipaḥ — the commander ghaṭasva — take steps naḥ — Our asvastaye — for defeat āśu — promptly anūhaḥ — without consideration saṁsthāpya — having killed ca — and asmān — Us pramṛja — wipe away aśru — tears svakānām — of your kith and kin yaḥ — he who svām — his own pratijṣām — promised word na — not atipiparti — fulfills asabhyaḥ — not fit to sit in an assembly.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tvaṁ pad-rathānāṁ kila yūthapādhipo
tvam
you
pad-rathānām
of foot soldiers
kila
indeed
yūthapa
of the leaders
adhipaḥ
the commander
ghaṭasva no ’svastaya āśv anūhaḥ
ghaṭasva
take steps
saṁsthāpya cāsmān pramṛjāśru svakānāṁ
naḥ
Our
yaḥ svāṁ pratijṣāṁ nātipiparty asabhyaḥ
asvastaye
for defeat
āśu
promptly
anūhaḥ
without consideration
saṁsthāpya
having killed
ca
and
asmān
Us
pramṛja
wipe away
aśru
tears
svakānām
of your kith and kin
yaḥ
he who
svām
his own
pratijṣām
promised word
na
not
atipiparti
fulfills
asabhyaḥ
not fit to sit in an assembly.
You are supposed to be the commander of many foot soldiers, and now you may take prompt steps to overthrow Us. Give up all your foolish talk and wipe out the cares of your kith and kin by slaying Us. One may be proud, yet he does not deserve a seat in an assembly if he fails to fulfill his promised word.

A demon may be a great soldier and commander of a large number of infantry, but in the presence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead he is powerless and is destined to die. The Lord, therefore, challenged the demon not to go away but to fulfill his promised word to kill Him.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
As the commander of leaders of soldiers, you should act in order to quickly bring about my defeat without considering the matter further. After killing me, wipe away the tears of your relatives. One who does not fulfill his promise is unfit to sit in the assembly. You, the commander of leaders of the foot soldiers, should immediately act to bring about my defeat (asvastaye), without thinking twice (anūhaḥ). He who does not fulfill his promise is not fit to sit in the assembly. There is another meaning. Filled with prema, you have accepted the mood of a demon as a promise to give me happiness by fighting with me. He who does not keep that promise is unfit to sit in the assembly. Therefore, as commander of the troops, act now to make me happy by fighting, in order to give up your life (asvastaye), after having fixed me in your heart. Wipe away your tears of bliss.
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