SB 8.2.28

TEXT 28

TEXT

तथातुरं यूथपतिं करेणवो विकृष्यमाणं तरसा बलीयसा ।
विचुक्रुशुर्दीनधियो ऽपरे गजाः पार्ष्णिग्रहास्तारयितुं न चाशकन् ॥ २८ ॥

tathaturam yutha-patim karenavo

vikrsyamanam tarasa baliyasa

vicukrusur dina-dhiyo 'pare gajah

parsni-grahas tarayitum na casakan

tatha-then; aturam-that grave condition; yutha-patim-the leader of the elephants; karenavah-his wives; vikrsyamanam-being attacked; tarasa-by the strength; baliyasa-by the strength (of the crocodile); vicukrusuh-began to cry; dina-dhiyah-who were less intelligent; apare-the other; gajah-elephants; parsni-grahah-grasping him from behind; tarayitum-to free; na-not; ca-also; asakan-were able.

TRANSLATION

Thereafter, seeing Gajendra in that grave condition, his wives felt very, very sorry and began to cry. The other elephants wanted to help Gajendra, but because of the crocodile's great strength, they could not rescue him by grasping him from behind.

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