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SB 3.30.27

Text

kṛntanaṁ cāvayavaśo gajādibhyo bhidāpanam pātanaṁ giri-śṛṅgebhyo rodhanaṁ cāmbu-gartayoḥ

Synonyms

kṛntanam—cutting off;ca—and;avayavaśaḥ—limb by limb;gaja-ādibhyaḥ—by elephants and so on;bhidāpanam—tearing;pātanam—hurling down;giri—of hills;śṛṅgebhyaḥ—from the tops;rodhanam—enclosing;ca—and;ambu-gartayoḥ—in water or in a cave.

Translation

Next his limbs are lopped off and torn asunder by elephants. He is hurled down from hilltops, and he is also held captive either in water or in a cave.

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