Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 67: Lord Balarama Slays Dvivida Gorilla

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.67.7

purushan yoshito driptah

kshmabhrid-droni-guhasu sah

nikshipya capyadhac chailaih

pesashkariva kitakam

SYNONYMS

purushan -- men; yoshitah -- and women; driptah -- audacious; kshma-bhrit -- of a mountain; droni -- within a valley; guhasu -- inside caves; sah -- he; nikshipya -- casting; ca -- and; apyadhat -- sealed; sailaih -- with large stones; pesashkari -- a wasp; iva -- as; kitakam -- a small insect.

TRANSLATION

Just as a wasp imprisons smaller insects, he arrogantly threw both men and women into caves in a mountain valley and sealed the caves shut with boulders.

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