labdhvaitad antaraḿ rājan
śatadhanvānam ūcatuḥ
akrūra-kṛtavarmāṇau
maniḥ kasmān na gṛhyate
labdhva -- achieving; etat -- this; antaram -- opportunity; rajan -- O King (Parikshit); satadhanvanam -- to Satadhanva; ucatuh -- said; akrura-kritavarmanau -- Akrura and Kritavarma; manih -- the jewel; kasmat -- why; na grihyate -- should not be taken.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, O King, Akrura and Kritavarma went to Satadhanva and said, "Why not take the Syamantaka jewel?
Akrura and Kritavarma reasoned that since Krishna and Balarama were absent from Dvaraka, Satrajit could be killed and the jewel stolen. Srila Sridhara Svami mentions that these two must have flattered Satadhanva telling him, "You are much braver than we are; so you kill him."
