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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.53.56
rathaḿ samāropya suparṇa-lakṣaṇaḿ
rājanya-cakraḿ paribhūya mādhavaḥ
tato yayau rāma-purogamaḥ śanaiḥ
śṛgāla-madhyād iva bhāga-hṛd dhariḥ
SYNONYMS
ratham — onto His chariot; samāropya — lifting her; suparṇa — Garuḍa; lakṣaṇam — whose mark; rājanya — of kings; cakram — the circle; paribhūya — defeating; mādhavaḥ — Kṛṣṇa; tataḥ — from there; yayau — went; rāma — by Rāma; puraḥ-gamaḥ — preceded; śanaiḥ — slowly; śṛgāla — of jackals; madhyāt — from the midst; iva — as; bhāga — his portion; hṛt — removing; hariḥ — a lion.
TRANSLATION
Lifting the princess onto His chariot, whose flag bore the emblem of Garuḍa, Lord Mādhava drove back the circle of kings. With Balarāma in the lead, He slowly exited, like a lion removing his prey from the midst of jackals.
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