Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 57: Satrajit Murdered, the Jewel Returned

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.57.26

uvasa tasyam katicin

mithilayam sama vibhuh

manitah priti-yuktena

janakena mahatmana

tato 'siksad gadam kale

dhartarastrah suyodhanah

SYNONYMS

uvasa -- He lived; tasyam -- there; katicit -- several; mithilayam -- in Mithila; samah -- years; vibhuh -- the almighty Lord, Sri Balarama; manitah -- honored; priti-yuktena -- affectionate; janakena -- by King Janaka (Videha); maha-atmana -- the great soul; tatah -- then; asiksat -- learned; gadam -- the club; kale -- in time; dhartarastrah -- the son of Dhrtarastra; suyodhanah -- Duryodhana.

TRANSLATION

The almighty Lord Balarama stayed in Mithila for several years, honored by His affectionate devotee Janaka Maharaja. During that time Dhrtarastra's son Duryodhana learned from Balarama the art of fighting with a club.

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