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SB 10.77.15

Devanāgarī

शाल्व: शौरेस्तु दो: सव्यं सशार्ङ्गं शार्ङ्गधन्वन: । बिभेद न्यपतद्धस्ताच्छार्ङ्गमासीत्तदद्भ‍ुतम् ॥ १५ ॥

Text

śālvaḥ śaures tu doḥ savyaṁ sa-śārṅgaṁ śārṅga-dhanvanaḥ bibheda nyapatad dhastāc chārṅgam āsīt tad adbhutam

Synonyms

śālvaḥ—Śālva;śaureḥ—of Lord Kṛṣṇa;tu—but;doḥ—the arm;savyam—left;sa—with;śārṅgam—the Lord’s bow, called Śārṅga;śārṅga-dhanvanaḥ—of Him who is called Śārṅga-dhanvā;bibheda—struck;nyapatat—fell;hastāt—from His hand;śārṅgam—the Śārṅga bow;asīt—was;tat—this;adbhutam—amazing.

Translation

Śālva then managed to strike Lord Kṛṣṇa’s left arm, which held His bow Śārṅga, and, amazingly, Śārṅga fell from His hand.

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