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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

te—they; tatra—there; dadṛśuḥ—observed; bālāḥ—all the boys; mahā-sattvam—a gigantic body; avasthitam—situated; tatrasuḥ—became afraid; vajra-nirbhinnam—broken by a thunderbolt; gireḥ śṛṅgam—the peak of a mountain; iva—like; cyutam—fallen 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