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Chapter 30: Description by Lord Kapila of Adverse Fruitive Activities

Verse 27 of 34
SB 3.30.27

कृन्तनं चावयवशो गजादिभ्यो भिदापनम् पातनं गिरिशृंगेभ्यो रोधनं चाम्बुगर्तयोः

kṛntanaṁ cāvayavaśo gajādibhyo bhidāpanam pātanaṁ giri-śṛṅgebhyo rodhanaṁ cāmbu-gartayoḥ

Synonyms

kṛntanamcutting off; caand; avayavaśaḥlimb by limb; gaja-ādibhyaḥby elephants and so on; bhidāpanamtearing; pātanamhurling down; giriof hills; śṛṅgebhyaḥfrom the tops; rodhanamenclosing; caand; ambu-gartayoḥin water or in a cave..

Translation

Next his limbs are lopped off and torn asunder by elephants. He is hurled down from hilltops, and he is also held captive either in water or in a cave.

Verse 27 of 34
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