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ŚB 10.61.39

निहते रुक्‍मिणि श्याले नाब्रवीत् साध्वसाधु वा ।
रक्‍मिणीबलयो राजन् स्‍नेहभङ्गभयाद्धरि: ॥ ३९ ॥
nihate rukmiṇi śyāle
nābravīt sādhv asādhu vā
rakmiṇī-balayo rājan
sneha-bhaṅga-bhayād dhariḥ

Synonyms

nihatebeing killed; rukmiṇiRukmī; śyāleHis brother-in-law; na abravītdid not say; sādhugood; asādhunot good; or; rukmiṇī-balayoḥof Rukmiṇī and Balarāma; rājanO King; snehathe affection; bhaṅgaof breaking; bhayātout of fear; hariḥLord Kṛṣṇa.

Translation

When His brother-in-law Rukmī was slain, Lord Kṛṣṇa neither applauded nor protested, O King, for He feared jeopardizing His affectionate ties with either Rukmiṇī or Balarāma.