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Chapter 11: The Childhood Pastimes of Kṛṣṇa

Verse 47 of 57
SB 10.11.47

ते तत्र ददृशुर्बाला महासत्त्वमवस्थितम् तत्रसुर्वज्रनिर्भिन्नं गिरेः शृंगमिव च्युतम्

te tatra dadṛśur bālā mahā-sattvam avasthitam tatrasur vajra-nirbhinnaṁ gireḥ śṛṅgam iva cyutam

Synonyms

tethey; tatrathere; dadṛśuḥobserved; bālāḥall the boys; mahā-sattvama gigantic body; avasthitamsituated; tatrasuḥbecame afraid; vajra-nirbhinnambroken by a thunderbolt; gireḥ śṛṅgamthe peak of a mountain; ivalike; cyutamfallen there..

Translation

Right by the reservoir, the boys saw a gigantic body resembling a mountain peak broken and struck down by a thunderbolt. They were afraid even to see such a huge living being.

Verse 47 of 57
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