SB 10.76.9-11

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Tenth Canto - SB 10.76: The Battle Between Salva and the Vrsnis

SB 10.76.8 - SB 10.76.12

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

TEXTS 9-11

nirudhya senayā śālvo

mahatyā bharatarṣabha

purīṁ babhañjopavanān

udyānāni ca sarvaśaḥ

sa-gopurāṇi dvārāṇi

prāsādāṭṭāla-tolikāḥ

vihārān sa vimānāgryān

nipetuḥ śastra-vṛṣṭayaḥ

śilā-drumāś cāśanayaḥ

sarpā āsāra-śarkarāḥ

pracaṇḍaś cakravāto 'bhūd

rajasācchāditā diśaḥ

SYNONYMS

nirudhya — besieging; senayā — with an army; śālvaḥ — Śālva; mahatyā — large; bharata-ṛṣabha — O best of the Bharatas; purīm — the city; babhañja — he broke up; upavanān — the parks; udyanāni — gardens; ca — and; sarvaśaḥ — all around; sa-gopurāṇi — with towers; dvārāṇi — and gateways; prāsāda — mansions; aṭṭāla — observatories; tolikāḥ — and surrounding walls; vihārān — recreational areas; saḥ — he, Śālva; vimāna — of airships; agryāt — from the best; nipetuḥ — there fell; śastra — of weapons; vṛṣṭayaḥ — torrents; śilā — stones; drumāḥ — and trees; ca — also; aśanayaḥ — thunderbolts; sarpāḥ — snakes; āsāra-śarkarāḥ — and hailstones; pracaṇḍaḥ — fierce; cakravātaḥ — a whirlwind; abhūt — arose; rajasā — with dust; ācchādditāḥ — covered; diśaḥ — all the directions.

Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

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TRANSLATION

Śālva besieged the city with a large army, O best of the Bharatas, decimating the outlying parks and gardens, the mansions along with their observatories, towering gateways and surrounding walls, and also the public recreational areas. From his excellent airship he threw down a torrent of weapons, including stones, tree trunks, thunderbolts, snakes and hailstones. A fierce whirlwind arose and blanketed all directions with dust.

SB 10.76.8 - SB 10.76.12