Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.2.20
తత్రైకదా తద్గిరికాననాశ్రయ:
కరేణుభిర్వారణయూథపశ్చరన్ ।
సకణ్టకం కీచకవేణువేత్రవద్
విశాలగుల్మం ప్రరుజన్వనస్పతీన్ ॥ ౨౦ ॥
tatraikadā tad-giri-kānanāśrayaḥ
[tatraikadaa tad-giri-kaananaashrayah]
kareṇubhir vāraṇa-yūtha-paś caran
[karenubhir vaarana-yootha-pash charan]
sakaṇṭakaṁ kīcaka-veṇu-vetravad
[sakantakam keechaka-venu-vetravad]
viśāla-gulmaṁ prarujan vanaspatīn
[vishaala-gulmam prarujan vanaspateen]
Word-for-word
tatra
—
therein
ekadā
—
once upon a time
tat-giri
—
of that mountain (Trikūṭa)
kānana-āśrayaḥ
—
who lives in the forest
kareṇubhiḥ
—
accompanied by female elephants
vāraṇa-yūtha-paḥ
—
the leader of the elephants
caran
—
while wandering (toward the lake)
sa-kaṇṭakam
—
a place full of thorns
kīcaka-veṇu-vetra-vat
—
with plants and creepers of different names
viśāla-gulmam
—
many thickets
prarujan
—
breaking
vanaḥ-patīn
—
trees and plants.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tatraikadā tad-giri-kānanāśrayaḥ
tatra
therein
ekadā
once upon a time
tat-giri
of that mountain (Trikūṭa)
kānana-āśrayaḥ
who lives in the forest
kareṇubhir vāraṇa-yūtha-paś caran
kareṇubhiḥ
accompanied by female elephants
vāraṇa-yūtha-paḥ
the leader of the elephants
caran
while wandering (toward the lake)
sakaṇṭakaṁ kīcaka-veṇu-vetravad
sa-kaṇṭakam
a place full of thorns
kīcaka-veṇu-vetra-vat
with plants and creepers of different names
viśāla-gulmaṁ prarujan vanaspatīn
viśāla-gulmam
many thickets
prarujan
breaking
vanaḥ-patīn
trees and plants.
The leader of the elephants who lived in the forest of the mountain Trikūṭa once wandered toward the lake with his female elephants. He broke many plants, creepers, thickets and trees, not caring for their piercing thorns.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The leader of the elephants who lived in the forest of Trikūṭa Mountain once was wandering about with his female elephants, breaking huge trees, bamboos, and reeds having thorns.
The sentence continues for five verses. Moving about, eating and having his wives eat, he broke many trees.
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