SB 8.2.29
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 29
- niyudhyator evam ibhendra-nakrayor
- vikarṣator antarato bahir mithaḥ
- samāḥ sahasraṁ vyagaman mahī-pate
- saprāṇayoś citram amaṁsatāmarāḥ
SYNONYMS
niyudhyatoḥ — fighting; evam — in this way; ibha-indra — of the elephant; nakrayoḥ — and the crocodile; vikarṣatoḥ — pulling; antarataḥ — in the water; bahiḥ — outside the water; mithaḥ — one another; samāḥ — years; sahasram — one thousand; vyagaman — passed; mahī-pate — O King; sa-prāṇayoḥ — both alive; citram — wonderful; amaṁsata — considered; amarāḥ — the demigods.
TRANSLATION
O King, the elephant and the crocodile fought in this way, pulling one another in and out of the water, for one thousand years. Upon seeing the fight, the demigods were very surprised.