| Canto 10: The Summum Bonum | Chapter 43: Krishna Kills the Elephant Kuvalayapida |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.43.11
patitva sahasotthitah
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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