SB 10.42.18

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 42: The Breaking of the Sacrificial Bow

SB 10.42.17

SB 10.42.19

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 18

dhanuṣo bhajyamānasya
śabdaḥ khaṁ rodasī diśaḥ
pūrayām āsa yaṁ śrutvā
kaṁsas trāsam upāgamat

SYNONYMS

dhanuṣaḥ—of the bow; bhajyamānasya—which was breaking; śabdaḥ—the sound; kham—the earth; rodasī—the sky; diśaḥ—and all the directions; pūrayām āsa—filled; yam—which; śrutvā—hearing; kaṁsaḥ—King Kaṁsa; trāsam—fear; upāgamat—experienced.

TRANSLATION

The sound of the bow's breaking filled the earth and sky in all directions. Upon hearing it, Kaṁsa was struck with terror.