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SB 10.44.27

Devanāgarī

तर्ह्येव हि शल: कृष्णप्रपदाहतशीर्षक: । द्विधा विदीर्णस्तोशलक उभावपि निपेततु: ॥ २७ ॥

Text

tarhy eva hi śalaḥ kṛṣṇa- prapadāhata-śīrṣakaḥ dvidhā vidīrṇas tośalaka ubhāv api nipetatuḥ

Synonyms

tarhieva—and then;hi—indeed;śalaḥ—the wrestler Śala;kṛṣṇa—of Lord Kṛṣṇa;prapada—by the toes;āhata—struck;śīrṣakaḥ—his head;dvidhā—in two;vidīrnaḥ—torn;tośalaka—Tośala;ubhauapi—both of them;nipetatuḥ—fell down.

Translation

Then Kṛṣṇa kicked in Śala’s head and tore Tośala in half, and both wrestlers fell down dead.

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