SB 10.56.14

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 56: The Syamantaka Jewel

SB 10.56.13

SB 10.56.15

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 14

prasenaṁ sa-hayaṁ hatvā
maṇim ācchidya keśarī
giriṁ viśan jāmbavatā
nihato maṇim icchatā

SYNONYMS

prasenam—Prasena; sa—along with; hayam—his horse; hatvā—killing; maṇim—the jewel; ācchidya—seizing; keśarī—a lion; girim—(a cave in) a mountain; viśan—entering; jāmbavatā—by Jāmbavān, the king of the bears; nihataḥ—killed; maṇim—the jewel; icchatā—who wanted.

TRANSLATION

A lion killed Prasena and his horse and took the jewel. But when the lion entered a mountain cave he was killed by Jāmbavān, who wanted the jewel.