SB 10.54.8
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 8
- hastāḥ sāsi-gadeṣv-āsāḥ
- karabhā ūravo 'ṅghrayaḥ
- aśvāśvatara-nāgoṣṭra-
- khara-martya-śirāṁsi ca
SYNONYMS
hastāḥ—hands; sa—with; asi—swords; gadā—clubs; iṣu-āsāḥ—bows; karabhāḥ—fingerless hands; ūravaḥ—thighs; aṅghrayaḥ—legs; aśva—of horses; aśvatara—donkeys; nāga—elephants; uṣṭra—camels; khara—wild asses; martya—and humans; śirāṁsi—heads; ca—also.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
Lying all around were thighs, legs and fingerless hands, along with hands clutching swords, clubs and bows, and also the heads of horses, donkeys, elephants, camels, wild asses and humans.
PURPORT
Karabhāḥ indicates the portion of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers. The same word may also indicate an elephant's trunk, and thus in this verse the implication is that the thighs lying on the battlefield resembled the trunks of elephants.