Devanagari
पौण्ड्रकोऽपि तदुद्योगमुपलभ्य महारथ: ।
अक्षौहिणीभ्यां संयुक्तो निश्चक्राम पुराद् द्रुतम् ॥ ११ ॥
Verse text
pauṇḍrako ’pi tad-udyogam
upalabhya mahā-rathaḥ
akṣauhiṇībhyāṁ saṁyukto
niścakrāma purād drutam
Synonyms
pauṇḍrakaḥ
—
Pauṇḍraka
;
api
—
and
;
tat
—
His
;
udyogam
—
preparations
;
upalabhya
—
noticing
;
mahā-rathaḥ
—
the mighty warrior
;
akṣauhiṇībhyām
—
by two full military divisions
;
saṁyuktaḥ
—
joined
;
niścakrāma
—
went out
;
purāt
—
from the city
;
drutam
—
quickly.
Translation
Upon observing Lord Kṛṣṇa’s preparations for battle, the mighty warrior Pauṇḍraka quickly went out of the city with two full military divisions.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Upon observing Lord Kṛṣṇa's preparations for battle, the mighty warrior Pauṇḍraka quickly went out of the city with two full military divisions.
Krisna Book (10.66.11)
King Pauṇḍraka was a great warrior, and as soon as he heard of Kṛṣṇa’s attack, he came out of the city with two akṣauhiṇī divisions of soldiers.
Purport (Jiva Goswami)
Pauṇḍraka was a might warrior (mahā-rathaḥ) or he is said to have mounted a great chariot (mahā-rathaḥ) so because he got on a chariot with the flag of Garuḍa.