SB 10.77.5 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

एवं यदूनां शाल्वानां निघ्नतामितरेतरम् । युद्धं त्रिनवरात्रं तदभूत्तुमुलमुल्बणम् ॥ ५ ॥

Verse text

evaṁ yadūnāṁ śālvānāṁ nighnatām itaretaram yuddhaṁ tri-nava-rātraṁ tad abhūt tumulam ulbaṇam

Synonyms

evam — thus ; yadūnām — of the Yadus ; śālvānām — and the followers of Śālva ; nighnatām — striking ; itara — itaram — one another ; yuddham — fight ; tri — three times ; nava — nine ; rātram — for nights ; tat — that ; abhūt — was ; tumulam — tumultuous ; ulbaṇam — fearsome .

Translation

As the Yadus and Śālva’s followers thus went on attacking one another, the tumultuous, fearsome battle continued for twenty-seven days and nights.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

As the Yadus and Śālva's followers thus went on attacking one another, the tumultuous, fearsome battle continued for twenty-seven days and nights. KB 10.77.5 Each party began to strike the opposite party very severely in a fierce, dangerous battle that continued for twenty-seven days without stopping.

Purport (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

They fought for twenty seven (three times nine) days and nights.

Purport (Jiva Goswami)

The fight lasted twenty-seven days.