SB 6.11.11
TEXT 11
- airāvato vṛtra-gadābhimṛṣṭo
- vighūrṇito 'driḥ kuliśāhato yathā
- apāsarad bhinna-mukhaḥ sahendro
- muñcann asṛk sapta-dhanur bhṛśārtaḥ
SYNONYMS
airāvataḥ—Airāvata, the elephant of King Indra; vṛtra-gadā-abhimṛṣṭaḥ—struck by the club in Vṛtrāsura's hand; vighūrṇitaḥ—shaken; adriḥ—a mountain; kuliśa—by a thunderbolt; āhataḥ—struck; yathā—just like; apāsarat—was pushed back; bhinna-mukhaḥ—having a broken mouth; saha-indraḥ—with King Indra; muñcan—spitting; asṛk—blood; sapta-dhanuḥ—a distance measured by seven bows (approximately fourteen yards); bhṛśa—very severely; ārtaḥ—aggrieved.
TRANSLATION
Struck with the club by Vṛtrāsura like a mountain struck by a thunderbolt, the elephant Airāvata, feeling great pain and spitting blood from its broken mouth, was pushed back fourteen yards. In great distress, the elephant fell, with Indra on its back.