SB 10.59.16
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 16
- tad bhauma-sainyaṁ bhagavān gadāgrajo
- vicitra-vājair niśitaiḥ śilīmukhaiḥ
- nikṛtta-bāhūru-śirodhra-vigrahaṁ
- cakāra tarhy eva hatāśva-kuñjaram
SYNONYMS
tat — that; bhauma-sainyam — army of Bhaumāsura; bhagavān — the Supreme Lord; gadāgrajaḥ — Kṛṣṇa; vicitra — variegated; vājaiḥ — whose feathers; niśitaiḥ — sharp; śilīmukhaiḥ — with arrows; nikṛtta — cut off; bāhu — with arms; ūru — thighs; śiraḥ-dhra — and necks; vigraham — whose bodies; cakāra — made; tarhi eva — at that same moment; hata — killed; aśva — the horses; kuñjaram — and elephants.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
At that moment Lord Gadāgraja shot His sharp arrows at Bhaumāsura's army. These arrows, displaying variegated feathers, soon reduced that army to a mass of bodies with severed arms, thighs and necks. The Lord similarly killed the opposing horses and elephants.