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SB 8.10.9

Devanāgarī

उष्ट्रै: केचिदिभै: केचिदपरे युयुधु: खरै: । केचिद्गौरमुखैरृक्षैर्द्वीपिभिर्हरिभिर्भटा: ॥ ९ ॥

Text

uṣṭraiḥ kecid ibhaiḥ kecid apare yuyudhuḥ kharaiḥ kecid gaura-mukhair ṛkṣair dvīpibhir haribhir bhaṭāḥ

Synonyms

uṣṭraiḥ—on the backs of camels;kecit—some persons;ibhaiḥ—on the backs of elephants;kecit—some persons;apare—others;yuyudhuḥ—engaged in fighting;kharaiḥ—on the backs of asses;kecit—some persons;gaura-mukhaiḥ—on white-faced monkeys;ṛkṣaiḥ—on red-faced monkeys;dvīpibhiḥ—on the backs of tigers;haribhiḥ—on the backs of lions;bhaṭāḥ—all the soldiers engaged in this way.

Translation

Some soldiers fought on the backs of camels, some on the backs of elephants, some on asses, some on white-faced and red-faced monkeys, some on tigers and some on lions. In this way, they all engaged in fighting.

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