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SB 10.43.8

Devanāgarī

पुच्छे प्रगृह्यातिबलं धनुष: पञ्चविंशतिम् । विचकर्ष यथा नागं सुपर्ण इव लीलया ॥ ८ ॥

Text

pucche pragṛhyāti-balaṁ dhanuṣaḥ pañca-viṁśatim vicakarṣa yathā nāgaṁ suparṇa iva līlayā

Synonyms

pucche—by his tail;pragṛhya—grabbing him;ati-balam—the extremely powerful (elephant);dhanuṣaḥ—bow-lengths;pañca-viṁśatim—twenty-five;vicakarṣa—He dragged;yathā—as;nāgam—a snake;suparṇaḥ—Garuḍa;iva—as;līlayā—playfully.

Translation

Lord Kṛṣṇa then grabbed the powerful Kuvalayāpīḍa by the tail and playfully dragged him twenty-five bow-lengths as easily as Garuḍa might drag a snake.

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