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SB 10.11.48

Devanāgarī

स वै बको नाम महानसुरो बकरूपधृक् । आगत्य सहसा कृष्णं तीक्ष्णतुण्डोऽग्रसद् बली ॥ ४८ ॥

Text

sa vai bako nāma mahān asuro baka-rūpa-dhṛk āgatya sahasā kṛṣṇaṁ tīkṣṇa-tuṇḍo ’grasad balī

Synonyms

saḥ—that creature;vai—indeed;bakaḥnāma—by the name Bakāsura;mahānasuraḥ—a great, gigantic demon;baka-rūpa-dhṛk—assumed the bodily shape of a big duck;āgatya—coming there;sahasā—all of a sudden;kṛṣṇam—Kṛṣṇa;tīkṣṇa-tuṇḍaḥ—sharp beak;agrasat—swallowed;balī—very powerful.

Translation

That great-bodied demon was named Bakāsura. He had assumed the body of a duck with a very sharp beak. Having come there, he immediately swallowed Kṛṣṇa.

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