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ŚB 10.58.54

Devanagari

तानस्यत: शरव्रातान् बन्धुप्रियकृदर्जुन: ।
गाण्डीवी कालयामास सिंह: क्षुद्रमृगानिव ॥ ५४ ॥

Text

tān asyataḥ śara-vrātān
bandhu-priya-kṛd arjunaḥ
gāṇḍīvī kālayām āsa
siṁhaḥ kṣudra-mṛgān iva

Synonyms

tān — them; asyataḥ — throwing; śara — of arrows; vrātān — multitudes; bandhu — his friend (Lord Kṛṣṇa); priya — to please; kṛt — acting; arjunaḥ — Arjuna; gaṇḍīvī — the possessor of the bow Gāṇḍīva; kālayām āsa — drove them away; siṁhaḥ — a lion; kṣudra — insignificant; mṛgān — animals; iva — as.

Translation

Arjuna, wielder of the Gāṇḍīva bow, was always eager to please his friend Kṛṣṇa, and thus he drove back those opponents, who were shooting torrents of arrows at the Lord. He did this just as a lion drives away insignificant animals.