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Canto 10: The Summum Bonum
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SB 10.43: Kṛṣṇa Kills the Elephant Kuvalayāpīḍa
SB 10.43.13
tam āpatantam āsādya
bhagavān madhusūdanaḥ
nigṛhya pāṇinā hastaṁ
pātayām āsa bhū-tale
Word for word:
tam
— him;
āpatantam
— attacking;
āsādya
— confronting;
bhagavān
— the Supreme Lord;
madhu
-
sūdanaḥ
— the killer of the demon Madhu;
nigṛhya
— firmly seizing;
pāṇinā
— with His hand;
hastam
— his trunk;
pātayām
āsa
— He made him fall;
bhū
-
tale
— onto the ground.
Translation:
The Supreme Lord, killer of the demon Madhu, confronted the elephant as he attacked. Seizing his trunk with one hand, Kṛṣṇa threw him to the ground.
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