Canto 10: The Summum Bonum | Chapter 43: Kṛṣṇa Kills the Elephant Kuvalayāpīḍa |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.43.13
tam āpatantam āsādya
bhagavān madhusūdanaḥ
nigṛhya pāṇinā hastaḿ
pātayām āsa bhū-tale
SYNONYMS
tam — him; āpatantam — attacking; āsādya — confronting; bhagavān — the Supreme Lord; madhu-sūdanaḥ — the killer of the demon Madhu; nigṛhya — firmly seizing; pāṇinā — with His hand; hastam — his trunk; pātayām āsa — He made him fall; bhū-tale — onto the ground.
TRANSLATION
The Supreme Lord, killer of the demon Madhu, confronted the elephant as he attacked. Seizing his trunk with one hand, Kṛṣṇa threw him to the ground.
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