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| Canto 4: Creation of the Fourth Order | Chapter 14: The Story of King Vena |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.14.5
evaḿ madāndha utsikto
nirańkuśa iva dvipaḥ
paryaṭan ratham āsthāya
kampayann iva rodasī
SYNONYMS
evam — thus; mada-andhaḥ — being blind with power; utsiktaḥ — proud; nirańkuśaḥ — uncontrolled; iva — like; dvipaḥ — an elephant; paryaṭan — traveling; ratham — a chariot; āsthāya — having mounted; kampayan — causing to tremble; iva — indeed; rodasī — the sky and earth.
TRANSLATION
When he became overly blind due to his opulences, King Vena mounted a chariot and, like an uncontrolled elephant, began to travel through the kingdom, causing the sky and earth to tremble wherever he went.
Copyright © The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness