SB 11.30.15
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 15
- patat-patākai ratha-kuñjarādibhiḥ
- kharoṣṭra-gobhir mahiṣair narair api
- mithaḥ sametyāśvataraiḥ su-durmadā
- nyahan śarair dadbhir iva dvipā vane
SYNONYMS
patat-patākaiḥ — with flags flying; ratha — on chariots; kuñjara — elephants; ādibhiḥ — and other carriers; khara — on asses; uṣṭra — camels; gobhiḥ — and bulls; mahiṣaiḥ — on buffalos; naraiḥ — on human beings; api — even; mithaḥ — together; sametya — meeting; aśvataraiḥ — and on mules; su-durmadāḥ — very much enraged; nyahan — they attacked; śaraiḥ — with arrows; dadbhiḥ — with their tusks; iva — as if; dvipāḥ — elephants; vane — in the forest.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
Riding on elephants and chariots with flags flying, and also on donkeys, camels, bulls, buffalos, mules and even human beings, the extremely enraged warriors came together and violently attacked one another with arrows, just as elephants in the forest attack one another with their tusks.