SB 10.43.11

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 43: Kṛṣṇa Kills the Elephant Kuvalayāpīḍa

SB 10.43.10

SB 10.43.12

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 11

sa dhāvan kṛīdayā bhūmau
patitvā sahasotthitaḥ
tam matvā patitaṁ kruddho
dantābhyāṁ so 'hanat kṣitim

SYNONYMS

saḥ—He; dhāvan—running; krīḍayā—playfully; bhūmau—on the ground; patitvā—falling; sahasā—suddenly; utthitaḥ—getting up; tam—Him; matvā—thinking; patitam—fallen; kruddhaḥ—angry; dantābhyām—with his tusks; saḥ—he, Kuvalayāpīḍa; ahanat—struck; kṣitim—the earth.

TRANSLATION

As Kṛṣṇa dodged about, He playfully fell on the ground and quickly got up again. The raging elephant, thinking Kṛṣṇa was down, tried to gore Him with his tusks but struck the earth instead.