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ŚB 10.77.5

Devanagari

एवं यदूनां शाल्वानां निघ्नतामितरेतरम् ।
युद्धं त्रिनवरात्रं तदभूत्तुमुलमुल्बणम् ॥ ५ ॥

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.