SB 10.50.24
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 24
- nirbhinna-kumbhāḥ kariṇo nipetur
- anekaśo 'śvāḥ śara-vṛkṇa-kandharāḥ
- rathā hatāśva-dhvaja-sūta-nāyakāḥ
- padāyataś chinna-bhujoru-kandharāḥ
SYNONYMS
nirbhinna — split; kumbhāḥ — the protuberances of their foreheads; kariṇaḥ — elephants; nipetuḥ — fell; anekaśaḥ — many at a time; aśvāḥ — horses; śara — by the arrows; vṛkṇa — severed; kandharāḥ — whose necks; rathāḥ — chariots; hata — struck; aśva — whose horses; dhvaja — flags; sūta — drivers; nāyakāḥ — and masters; padāyataḥ — foot soldiers; chinna — cut; bhuja — whose arms; ūru — thighs; kandharāḥ — and shoulders.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
Elephants fell to the ground, their foreheads split open, cavalry horses fell with severed necks, chariots fell with their horses, flags, drivers and masters all shattered, and foot soldiers collapsed with severed arms, thighs and shoulders.