gatvā gajāhvayaḿ rāmo
bāhyopavanam āsthitaḥ
uddhavaḿ preṣayām āsa
dhṛtarāṣṭraḿ bubhutsayā
gatva -- going; gajahvayam -- to Hastinapura; ramah -- Lord Balarama; bahya -- outside; upavanam -- in a garden; asthitah -- He stayed; uddhavam -- Uddhava; preshayam asa -- He sent; dhritarashtram -- about Dhritarashtra; bubhutsaya -- desiring to find out.
Upon arriving at Hastinapura, Lord Balarama remained in a garden outside the city and sent Uddhava ahead to probe King Dhritarashtra's intentions.
Srila Prabhupada writes, "When Lord Balarama reached the precincts of the city of Hastinapura, He did not enter but stationed Himself in a camp outside the city in a small garden house. Then He asked Uddhava to see the leaders of the Kuru dynasty and inquire from them whether they wanted to fight with the Yadu dynasty or to make a settlement."
