Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 61: Lord Balarāma Slays Rukmī

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.61.37

kalińga-rājaḿ tarasā

gṛhītvā daśame pade

dantān apātayat kruddho

yo 'hasad vivṛtair dvijaiḥ

SYNONYMS

kalińga-rājam — the King of Kalińga; tarasā — quickly; gṛhītvā — seizing; daśame — on his tenth; pade — step (as he tried to run away); dantān — his teeth; apātayatHe knocked out; kruddhaḥ — angry; yaḥ — who; ahasat — laughed; vivṛtaiḥ — with openly displayed; dvijaiḥ — teeth.

TRANSLATION

The King of Kalińga, who had laughed at Lord Balarāma and shown his teeth, tried to run away, but the furious Lord quickly seized him on his tenth step and knocked out all his teeth.

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