Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 43: Krishna Kills the Elephant Kuvalayapida

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.43.11

sa dhavan kriidaya bhumau

patitva sahasotthitah

tam matva patitam kruddho

dantabhyam so 'hanat kshitim

SYNONYMS

sah -- He; dhavan -- running; kridaya -- playfully; bhumau -- on the ground; patitva -- falling; sahasa -- suddenly; utthitah -- getting up; tam -- Him; matva -- thinking; patitam -- fallen; kruddhah -- angry; dantabhyam -- with his tusks; sah -- he, Kuvalayapida; ahanat -- struck; kshitim -- the earth.

TRANSLATION

As Krishna dodged about, He playfully fell on the ground and quickly got up again. The raging elephant, thinking Krishna was down, tried to gore Him with his tusks but struck the earth instead.

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