| Canto 4: Creation of the Fourth Order | Chapter 14: The Story of King Vena |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 4.14.5
evam madandha utsikto
SYNONYMS
evam -- thus; mada-andhah -- being blind with power; utsiktah -- proud; nirankusah -- uncontrolled; iva -- like; dvipah -- an elephant; paryatan -- traveling; ratham -- a chariot; asthaya -- having mounted; kampayan -- causing to tremble; iva -- indeed; rodasi -- the sky and earth.
TRANSLATION
When he became overly blind due to his opulences, King Vena mounted a chariot and, like an uncontrolled elephant, began to travel through the kingdom, causing the sky and earth to tremble wherever he went.
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