Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 15: The Killing of Dhenuka, the Ass Demon

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.15.34

balasya līlayotsṛṣṭa-

khara-deha-hatāhatāḥ

tālāś cakampire sarve

mahā-vāteritā iva

SYNONYMS

balasya — of Lord Balarāma; līlayāas the pastime; utsṛṣṭa — thrown upward; khara-deha — by the body of the ass; hata-āhatāḥ — which were striking one another; tālāḥ — the palm trees; cakampire — shook; sarve — all; mahā-vāta — by a powerful wind; īritāḥ — blown; ivaas if.

TRANSLATION

Because of Lord Balarāma's pastime of throwing the body of the ass demon into the top of the tallest palm tree, all the trees began shaking and striking against one another as if blown about by powerful winds.

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