SB 10.42.20

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

SB 10.42.19

SB 10.42.21

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 20

atha tān durabhiprāyān
vilokya bala-keśavau
kruddhau dhanvana ādāya
śakale tāṁś ca jaghnatuḥ

SYNONYMS

atha—thereupon; tān—them; durabhiprāyān—with evil intent; vilokya—seeing; bala-keśavau—Balarāma and Kṛṣṇa; kruddhau—angry; dhanvanaḥ—of the bow; ādāya—taking; śakale—the two broken pieces; tān—them; ca—and; jaghnatuḥ—struck.

TRANSLATION

Seeing the guards coming upon Them with evil intent, Balarāma and Keśava took up the two halves of the bow and began striking them down.