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ŚB 8.11.16

Devanagari

ततो रथो मातलिना हरिभिर्दशशतैर्वृत: । आनीतो द्विपमुत्सृज्य रथमारुरुहे विभु: ॥ १६ ॥

Text

tato ratho mātalinā
haribhir daśa-śatair vṛtaḥ
ānīto dvipam utsṛjya
ratham āruruhe vibhuḥ

Synonyms

tataḥ — thereafter; rathaḥ — chariot; mātalinā — by his chariot driver named Mātali; haribhiḥ — with horses; daśa-śataiḥ — by ten times one hundred (one thousand); vṛtaḥ — yoked; ānītaḥ — being brought in; dvipam — the elephant; utsṛjya — keeping aside; ratham — the chariot; āruruhe — got up; vibhuḥ — the great Indra.

Translation

Thereafter, Mātali, Indra’s chariot driver, brought Indra’s chariot, which was drawn by one thousand horses. Indra then left his elephant and got onto the chariot.