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SB 10.43.5

Devanāgarī

एवं निर्भर्त्सितोऽम्बष्ठ: कुपित: कोपितं गजम् । चोदयामास कृष्णाय कालान्तकयमोपमम् ॥ ५ ॥

Text

evaṁ nirbhartsito ’mbaṣṭhaḥ kupitaḥ kopitaṁ gajam codayām āsa kṛṣṇāya kālāntaka-yamopamam

Synonyms

evam—thus;nirbhartsitaḥ—threatened;ambaṣṭhaḥ—the elephant-keeper;kupitaḥ—angered;kopitam—the enraged;gajam—elephant;codayāmāsa—he goaded;kṛṣṇāya—toward Kṛṣṇa;kāla—time;antaka—death;yama—and Yamarāja;upamam—comparable to.

Translation

Thus threatened, the elephant-keeper became angry. He goaded his furious elephant, who appeared equal to time, death and Yamarāja, into attacking Lord Kṛṣṇa.

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