Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 15: The Killing of Dhenuka, the Ass Demon

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.15.29

phalānāḿ patatāḿ śabdaḿ

niśamyāsura-rāsabhaḥ

abhyadhāvat kṣiti-talaḿ

sa-nagaḿ parikampayan

SYNONYMS

phalānām — of the fruits; patatām — which are falling; śabdam — the sound; niśamya — hearing; asura-rāsabhaḥ — the demon in the form of a jackass; abhyadhāvat — ran forward; kṣiti-talam — the surface of the earth; sa-nagam — together with the trees; parikampayan — making tremble.

TRANSLATION

Hearing the sound of the falling fruits, the ass demon Dhenuka ran forward to attack, making the earth and trees tremble.

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