SB 10.72.36

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Tenth Canto - Chapter 72: The Slaying of the Demon Jarāsandha

SB 10.72.35 - SB 10.72.37

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 36

tataś caṭa-caṭā-śabdo

vajra-niṣpesa-sannibhaḥ

gadayoḥ kṣiptayo rājan

dantayor iva dantinoḥ

SYNONYMS

tataḥ—then; caṭa-caṭā-śabdaḥ—the clattering sound; vajra—of lightning; niṣpeṣa—the crash; sannibhaḥ—resembling; gadayoḥ—of their clubs; kṣiptayoḥ—being swung; rājan—O King (Parīkṣit); iva—as if; dantinoḥ—of elephants.

Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

TRANSLATION

When Jarāsandha's and Bhīmasena's clubs loudly collided, O King, the sound was like the impact of the big tusks of two fighting elephants, or the crash of a thunderbolt in a flashing electrical storm.

PURPORT

This translation is based on Śrīla Prabhupāda's Kṛṣṇa.