Canto 10: The Summum Bonum | Chapter 42: The Breaking of the Sacrificial Bow |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.42.16
puruṣair bahubhir guptam
arcitaḿ paramarddhimat
vāryamāṇo nṛbhiḥ kṛṣṇaḥ
prasahya dhanur ādade
SYNONYMS
puruṣaiḥ — by men; bahubhiḥ — many; guptam — guarded; arcitam — being worshiped; parama — supreme; ṛddhi — opulence; mat — possessing; vāryamāṇaḥ — warded off; nṛbhiḥ — by the guards; kṛṣṇaḥ — Lord Kṛṣṇa; prasahya — by force; dhanuḥ — the bow; ādade — picked up.
TRANSLATION
That most opulent bow was guarded by a large company of men, who were respectfully worshiping it. Kṛṣṇa pushed His way forward and, despite the guards' attempts to stop Him, picked it up.
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