SB 10.72.36
TEXT 36
tataś caṭa-caṭā-śabdo
vajra-niṣpesa-sannibhaḥ
gadayoḥ kṣiptayo rājan
dantayor iva dantinoḥ
SYNONYMS
tataḥ—then; caṭa-caṭā-śabdaḥ—the clattering sound; vajra—of lightning; niṣpeṣa—the crash; sannibhaḥ—resembling; gadayoḥ—of their clubs; kṣiptayoḥ—being swung; rājan—O King (Parīkṣit); dantayoḥ-of the tusks; iva—as if; dantinoḥ—of elephants.
TRANSLATION
When Jarāsandha's and Bhīmasena's clubs loudly collided, O King, the sound was like the impact of the big tusks of two fighting elephants, or the crash of a thunderbolt in a flashing electrical storm.
PURPORT
This translation is based on Śrīla Prabhupāda's Kṛṣṇa.