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SB 10.43.14

Devanāgarī

पतितस्य पदाक्रम्य मृगेन्द्र इव लीलया । दन्तमुत्पाट्य तेनेभं हस्तिपांश्चाहनद्धरि: ॥ १४ ॥

Text

patitasya padākramya mṛgendra iva līlayā dantam utpāṭya tenebhaṁ hastipāṁś cāhanad dhariḥ

Synonyms

patitasya—of the fallen (elephant);padā—with His foot;ākramya—climbing upon him;mṛgendraḥ—a lion;iva—as if;līlayā—with ease;dantam—one of his tusks;utpāṭya—pulling out;tena—with it;ibham—the elephant;hasti-pān—the elephant-keepers;ca—also;ahanat—killed;hariḥ—Lord Kṛṣṇa.

Translation

Lord Hari then climbed onto the elephant with the ease of a mighty lion, pulled out a tusk, and with it killed the beast and his keepers.

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