Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam

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karīndras tam abhidrutya
kareṇa tarasāgrahīt
karād vigalitaḥ so ’muṁ
nihatyāṅghriṣv alīyata

WORD BY WORD



TRANSLATION

The lord of the elephants charged Kṛṣṇa and violently seized Him with his trunk. But Kṛṣṇa slipped away, struck him a blow and disappeared from his view among his legs.

PURPORT

Lord Kṛṣṇa struck the elephant with His fist and then disappeared among his legs.

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