yāvan na me hato bāṇaiḥ
śayīthā muñca dārīkām
smayan kṛṣṇo dhanuś chittvā
ṣaḍbhir vivyādha rukmiṇam
yavat -- while; na -- not; me -- my; hatah -- killed; banaih -- by the arrows; sayithah -- you lie down; munca -- release; darikam -- the girl; smayan -- smiling; krishnah -- Lord Krishna; dhanuh -- his bow; chittva -- breaking; shadbhih -- with six (arrows); vivyadha -- pierced; rukminam -- Rukmi.
"Release the girl before You are struck dead by my arrows and made to lie down!" In response to this, Lord Krishna smiled, and with six arrows He struck Rukmi and broke his bow.
Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti points out that in fact Lord Krishna was meant to lie down together with Rukmini on a beautiful bed of flowers, but out of shyness Rukmi did not directly mention this point.
