Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.43.15

mṛtakaḿ dvipam utsṛjya

danta-pāṇiḥ samāviśat

aḿsa-nyasta-viṣāṇo 'sṛń-

mada-bindubhir ańkitaḥ

virūḍha-sveda-kaṇikā

vadanāmburuho babhau

SYNONYMS

mṛtakam — dead; dvipam — the elephant; utsṛjya — discarding; danta — his tusk; pāṇiḥ — in His hand; samāviśat — He entered (the arena); aḿsa — upon His shoulder; nyasta — placing; viṣāṇaḥ — the tusk; asṛk — of blood; mada — and the elephant's sweat; bindubhiḥ — with drops; ańkitaḥ — sprinkled; virūḍha — exuding; sveda — of (His own) perspiration; kaṇikā — with fine drops; vadana — His face; ambu-ruhaḥ — lotuslike; babhau — shone.

TRANSLATION

Leaving the dead elephant aside, Lord Kṛṣṇa held on to the tusk and entered the wrestling arena. With the tusk resting on His shoulder, drops of the elephant's blood and sweat sprinkled all over Him, and His lotus face covered with fine drops of His own perspiration, the Lord shone with great beauty.

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