nihate - being killed; rukmiṇi - Rukmī; śyāle - His brother-in-law; na abravīt - did not say; sādhu - good; asādhu - not good; vā - or; rukmiṇī-balayoḥ - of Rukmiṇī and Balarāma; rājan - O King; sneha - the affection; bhaṅga - of breaking; bhayāt - out of fear; hariḥ - Lord Kṛṣṇa.

When His brother-in-law Rukmī was slain, Lord Kṛṣṇa neither applauded nor protested, O King, for He feared jeopardizing His affectionate ties with either Rukmiṇī or Balarāma.