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

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.43.13

tam apatantam asadya

bhagavan madhusudanah

nigrhya panina hastam

patayam asa bhu-tale

SYNONYMS

tam -- him; apatantam -- attacking; asadya -- confronting; bhagavan -- the Supreme Lord; madhu-sudanah -- the killer of the demon Madhu; nigrhya -- firmly seizing; panina -- with His hand; hastam -- his trunk; patayam asa -- He made him fall; bhu-tale -- onto the ground.

TRANSLATION

The Supreme Lord, killer of the demon Madhu, confronted the elephant as he attacked. Seizing his trunk with one hand, Krsna threw him to the ground.

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