SB 11.30.21
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 21
- tā vajra-kalpā hy abhavan
- parighā muṣṭinā bhṛtāḥ
- jaghnur dviṣas taiḥ kṛṣṇena
- vāryamāṇās tu taṁ ca te
SYNONYMS
tāḥ — those stalks; vajra-kalpāḥ — as strong as thunderbolts; hi — indeed; abhavan — became; parighāḥ — iron staffs; muṣṭinā — with their fists; bhṛtāḥ — held; jaghnuḥ — they attacked; dviṣaḥ — their enemies; taiḥ — with these; kṛṣṇena — by Lord Kṛṣṇa; vāryamāṇāḥ — being checked; tu — although; tam — Him; ca — as well; te — they.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
As soon as they took these cane stalks in their fists, the stalks changed into iron rods as hard as thunderbolts. With these weapons the warriors began attacking one another again and again, and when Lord Kṛṣṇa tried to stop them they attacked Him as well.