hanyamāna-balānīkā
vṛṣṇibhir jaya-kāṅkṣibhiḥ
rājāno vimukhā jagmur
jarāsandha-puraḥ-sarāḥ

 hanyamāna - being killed; bala-anīkāḥ - whose armies; vṛṣṇibhiḥ - by the Vṛṣṇis; jaya - for victory; kāṅkṣibhiḥ - who were eager; rājānaḥ - the kings; vimukhāḥ - discouraged; jagmuḥ - left; jarāsandha-puraḥ-sarāḥ - headed by Jarāsandha.


Text

Seeing their armies being struck down by the Vṛṣṇis, who were eager for victory, the kings headed by Jarāsandha were discouraged and left the battlefield.

Purport

Although Sisupala had not married Rukmini, he passionately considered her his property, and thus he was devastated, like a man who has lost his beloved wife.