śrī-brāhmaṇaḥ uvāca - the brāhmaṇa said; saṅkarṣaṇaḥ - Lord Saṅkarṣaṇa (Balarāma); vāsudevaḥ - Lord Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa); pradyumnaḥ - Pradyumna; dhanvinām - of bowmen; varaḥ - the greatest; aniruddhaḥ - Aniruddha; aprati-rathaḥ - unrivaled as a chariot fighter; na - not; trātum - to save; śaknuvanti - were able; yat - inasmuch; tat - thus; katham - why; nu - indeed; bhavān - you; karma - feat; duṣkaram - impossible to be performed; jagat - of the universe; īśvaraiḥ - by the Lords; tvam - you; cikīrṣasi - intend to do; bāliśyāt - out of naivete; tat - therefore; na śraddadhmahe - do not believe; vayam - we.

The brāhmaṇa said: Neither Saṅkarṣaṇa; Vāsudeva; Pradyumna, the best of bowmen; nor the unequaled warrior Aniruddha could save my sons. Then why do you naively attempt a feat that the almighty Lords of the universe could not perform? We cannot take you seriously.