308 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 10, Ch. 4
bhagna-cépén—their bows broken; ayudhyatah—and thus not fight-
ing.
TRANSLATION
When the demigods are bereft of their chariots, when they
forget how to use weapons, when they are fearful or attached to
something other than fighting, or when their bows are broken and
they have thus lost the ability to fight, Your Majesty does not kill
them.
PURPORT
There are principles that govern even fighting. If an enemy has no
chariot, is unmindful of the fighting art because of fear, or is unwilling
to fight, he is not to be killed. Karnsa’s ministers reminded Karhsa that
despite his power, he was cognizant of the principles of fighting, and
therefore he had excused the demigods because of their incapability.
“But the present emergency,” the ministers said, “‘is not intended for
such mercy or military etiquette. Now you should prepare to fight under
any circumstances.” Thus they advised Kamnsa to give up the traditional
etiquette in fighting and chastise the enemy at any cost.
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TAGN Pe aT ETAT TT TATRA
CE eo, hal e
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kim ksema-Sirair vibudhair
asaryuga-vikatthanaih
raho-jusé kim harina
Sambhuna va vanaukasa
kim indrendalpa-viryena
brahman4 v4 tapasyata
kim —what is there to fear; ksema—in a place where there is a scarcity
of the ability to fight; siraih—by the demigods; vibudhaih—by such
powerful persons; asarmyuga-vikatthanaih—by boasting and talking
