SB 10.77.15

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 77: Lord Kṛṣṇa Slays the Demon Śālva

SB 10.77.14

SB 10.77.16

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 15

śālvaḥ śaures tu doḥ savyaṁ
sa-śārṅgaṁ śārṅga-dhanvanaḥ
bibheda nyapatad dhastāc
chārṅgam āsīt tad adbhutam

SYNONYMS

śālvaḥ—Śālva; śaureḥ—of Lord Kṛṣṇa; tu—but; doḥ—the arm; savyam—left; sa—with; śārṅgam—the Lord's bow, called Śārṅga; śārṅga-dhanvanaḥ—of Him who is called Śārṅga-dhanvā; bibheda—struck; nyapatat—fell; hastāt—from His hand; śārṅgam—the Śārṅga bow; asīt—was; tat—this; adbhutam—amazing.

TRANSLATION

Śālva then managed to strike Lord Kṛṣṇa's left arm, which held His bow Śārṅga, and, amazingly, Śārṅga fell from His hand.