SB 10.43.39

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

SB 10.43.38 - SB 10.43.40

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

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

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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.

SB 10.43.38 - SB 10.43.40