Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 77: Lord Kṛṣṇa Slays the Demon Śālva

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.77.15

śālvaḥ śaures tu doḥ savyaḿ

sa-śārńgaḿ śārńga-dhanvanaḥ

bibheda nyapatad dhastāc

chārńgam āsīt tad adbhutam

SYNONYMS

śālvaḥŚālva; śaureḥ — of Lord Kṛṣṇa; tu — but; doḥ — the arm; savyam — left; sa — with; śārńgam — the Lord's bow, called Śārńga; śārńga-dhanvanaḥ — of Him who is called Śārńga-dhanvā; bibheda — struck; nyapatat — fell; hastāt — from His hand; śārńgam — the Śārńga bow; asīt — was; tat — this; adbhutam — amazing.

TRANSLATION

Śālva then managed to strike Lord Kṛṣṇa's left arm, which held His bow Śārńga, and, amazingly, Śārńga fell from His hand.

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