SB 10.83.22
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 22
- ādāya vyasṛjan kecit
- sajyaṁ kartum anīśvarāḥ
- ā-koṣṭhaṁ jyāṁ samutkṛṣya
- petur eke 'munāhatāḥ
SYNONYMS
ādāya — after picking up; vyasṛjan — let go; kecit — some of them; sajyam — strung; kartum — to make it; anīśvarāḥ — unable; ā-koṣṭham — up to the tip (of the bow); jyām — the bowstring; samutkṛṣya — having pulled; petuḥ — fell down; eke — some; amunā — by it (the bow); hatāḥ — hit.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
Some of them picked up the bow but could not string it, and so they threw it aside in frustration. Some managed to pull the bowstring toward the tip of the bow, only to have the bow spring back and knock them to the ground.