śataḿ sahasram ayutaḿ

rāmas tatrādade paṇam

taḿ tu rukmy ajayat tatra

kālińgaḥ prāhasad balam

dantān sandarśayann uccair

nāmṛṣyat tad dhalāyudhaḥ

satam -- one hundred; sahasram -- one thousand; ayatam -- ten thousand; ramah -- Lord Balarama; tatra -- in that (match); adade -- accepted; panam -- wager; tam -- that; tu -- but; rukmi -- Rukmi; ajayat -- won; tatra -- thereupon; kalingah -- the King of Kalinga; prahasat -- laughed loudly; balam -- at Lord Balarama; dantan -- his teeth; sandarsayan -- showing; uccaih -- openly; na amrishyat -- did not forgive; tat -- this; hala-ayudhah -- Balarama, the carrier of the plow weapon.


Texto

In that match Lord Balarama first accepted a wager of one hundred coins, then one thousand, then ten thousand. Rukmi won this first round, and the King of Kalinga laughed loudly at Lord Balarama, showing all his teeth. Lord Balarama could not tolerate this.

Significado

Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti explains that the wagers consisted of gold coins. Lord Balarama inwardly became quite angry when He saw the gross offense of the King of Kalinga.