SB 10.43.39
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 39
- cāṇūra uvāca
- na bālo na kiśoras tvaṁ
- balaś ca balināṁ varaḥ
- līlayebho hato yena
- sahasra-dvipa-sattva-bhṛt
SYNONYMS
cāṇūraḥ uvāca — Cāṇūra said; na — not; bālaḥ — a boy; na — not; kiśoraḥ — a youth; tvam — You; balaḥ — Balarāma; ca — and; balinām — of the strong; varaḥ — the best; līlayā — as play; ibhaḥ — the elephant; hataḥ — killed; yena — by whom; sahasra — of one thousand; dvipa — elephants; sattva — of the strength; bhṛt — the bearer.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
Cāṇūra said: You aren't really a child or even a young man, and neither is Balarāma, the strongest of the strong. After all, You playfully killed an elephant who had the strength of a thousand other elephants.