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ŚB 10.11.47

Devanagari

ते तत्र दद‍ृशुर्बाला महासत्त्वमवस्थितम् ।
तत्रसुर्वज्रनिर्भिन्नं गिरे: श‍ृङ्गमिव च्युतम् ॥ ४७ ॥

Text

te tatra dadṛśur bālā
mahā-sattvam avasthitam
tatrasur vajra-nirbhinnaṁ
gireḥ śṛṅgam iva cyutam

Synonyms

te — they; tatra — there; dadṛśuḥ — observed; bālāḥ — all the boys; mahā-sattvam — a gigantic body; avasthitam — situated; tatrasuḥ — became afraid; vajra-nirbhinnam — broken by a thunderbolt; gireḥ śṛṅgam — the peak of a mountain; iva — like; cyutam — fallen there.

Translation

Right by the reservoir, the boys saw a gigantic body resembling a mountain peak broken and struck down by a thunderbolt. They were afraid even to see such a huge living being.