🪷 ŚB 8.2.27

Sanskrit, transliteration, word meanings, and translation for steady Bhāgavata reading.

Sanskrit

तं तत्र कश्चिन्नृप दैवचोदितो ग्राहो बलीयांश्चरणे रुषाग्रहीत् । यद‍ृच्छयैवं व्यसनं गतो गजो यथाबलं सोऽतिबलो विचक्रमे ॥ २७ ॥

Transliteration

taṁ tatra kaścin nṛpa daiva-codito grāho balīyāṁś caraṇe ruṣāgrahīt yadṛcchayaivaṁ vyasanaṁ gato gajo yathā-balaṁ so ’tibalo vicakrame
Synonyms
tam — him (Gajendra); tatra — there (in the water); kaścit — someone; nṛpa — O King; daiva-coditaḥ — inspired by providence; grāhaḥ — crocodile; balīyān — very powerful; caraṇe — his foot; ruṣā — angrily; agrahīt — captured; yadṛcchayā — occurring due to providence; evam — such; vyasanam — a dangerous position; gataḥ — having obtained; gajaḥ — the elephant; yathā-balam — according to his strength; saḥ — he; ati-balaḥ — with great endeavor; vicakrame — tried to get out.

Translation

By the arrangement of providence, O King, a strong crocodile was angry at the elephant and attacked the elephant’s leg in the water. The elephant was certainly strong, and he tried his best to get free from this danger sent by providence.

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Sanskrit and Hindi Witness

इस पाठ-साक्षी का श्लोक-पता वर्तमान ŚB मार्ग से ठीक मिलता है। गीता प्रेस और वर्तमान अंग्रेज़ी पाठ को मिलाया नहीं गया है; दोनों अपने-अपने स्रोत-रूप में साथ पढ़े जा सकते हैं।

ŚB 8.2.27 · गीता प्रेस पाठ

तं तत्र कश्चिन्‍नृप दैवचोदितो ग्राहो बलीयांश्‍चरणे रुषाग्रहीत्। यदृच्छयैवं व्यसनं गतो गजो यथाबलं सोऽतिबलो विचक्रमे॥ २७

हिन्दी टीका-पाठ

परीक्षित्! गजेन्द्र जिस समय इतना उन्मत्त हो रहा था, उसी समय प्रारब्धकी प्रेरणासे एक बलवान् ग्राहने क्रोधमें भरकर उसका पैर पकड़ लिया। इस प्रकार अकस्मात् विपत्तिमें पड़कर उस बलवान् गजेन्द्रने अपनी शक्तिके अनुसार अपनेको छुड़ानेकी बड़ी चेष्टा की, परन्तु छुड़ा न सका॥ २७॥

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Source witness details
प्रथम-खण्ड · index_split_180.html · source order 175
Sanskrit SHA-256: 4e7c40a26a39590459e76e1d38f0147e388dab4d77225145ea9049e93606fc15
Hindi SHA-256: fbd092665f32a07cf98f59dd13e8dc74d80f2370ad6a109c011318578541989c
Address crosswalk: exact · final textual equivalence: not claimed

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