apratyutthāyinaḿ sūtam
akṛta-prahvaṇāñjalim
adhyāsīnaḿ ca tān viprāḿś
cukopodvīkṣya mādhavaḥ
apratyutthayinam -- who had failed to stand up; sutam -- the son of a mixed marriage between a kshatriya father and brahmana mother; akrita -- who had not done; prahvana -- bowing down; anjalim -- and joining of palms; adhyasinam -- sitting higher; ca -- and; tan -- than those; vipran -- learned brahmanas; cukopa -- became angry; udvikshya -- seeing; madhavah -- Lord Balarama.
Romaharshana had failed to greet Lord Balarama in any of the standard ways for welcoming a superior personality. Also, despite being of a lower caste, he sat in a seat above the assembly of exalted brahmanas.