SB 10.43.39
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 39
- cāṇūra uvāca
- na bālo na kiśoras tvaṁ
- balaś ca balināṁ varaḥ
- līlayebho hato yena
- sahasra-dvipa-sattva-bhṛt
SYNONYMS
cāṇūraḥ uvāca—Cāṇūra said; na—not; bālaḥ—a boy; na—not; kiśoraḥ—a youth; tvam—You; balaḥ—Balarāma; ca—and; balinām—of the strong; varaḥ—the best; līlayā—as play; ibhaḥ—the elephant; hataḥ—killed; yena—by whom; sahasra—of one thousand; dvipa—elephants; sattva—of the strength; bhṛt—the bearer.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
Cāṇūra said: You aren't really a child or even a young man, and neither is Balarāma, the strongest of the strong. After all, You playfully killed an elephant who had the strength of a thousand other elephants.