śrutvā - hearing; etat - this; bhagavān rāmaḥ - Lord Balarāma; vipakṣīya - inimical; nṛpa - of the kings; udyamam - the preparations; kṛṣṇam - Lord Kṛṣṇa; ca - and; ekam - alone; gatam - gone; hartum - to take away; kanyām - the bride; kalaha - a fight; śaṅkitaḥ - fearing; balena - a force; mahatā - mighty; sārdham - together with; bhrātṛ - for His brother; sneha - in affection; pariplutaḥ - immersed; tvaritaḥ - swiftly; kuṇḍinam - to Kuṇḍina; prāgāt - went; gaja - with elephants; aśva - horses; ratha - chariots; pattibhiḥ - and infantry.

When Lord Balarāma heard about these preparations of the inimical kings and how Lord Kṛṣṇa had set off alone to steal the bride, He feared that a fight would ensue. Immersed in affection for His brother, He hurried to Kuṇḍina with a mighty army consisting of infantry and of soldiers riding on elephants, horses and chariots.