FolioCorpusBhagavad-gītā

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.2.28

తథాతురం యూథపతిం కరేణవో వికృష్యమాణం తరసా బలీయసా । విచుక్రుశుర్దీనధియోఽపరే గజా: పార్ష్ణిగ్రహాస్తారయితుం న చాశకన్ ॥ ౨౮ ॥
tathāturaṁ yūtha-patiṁ kareṇavo
[tathaaturam yootha-patim karenavo]
vikṛṣyamāṇaṁ tarasā balīyasā
[vikrishyamaanam tarasaa baleeyasaa]
vicukruśur dīna-dhiyo ’pare gajāḥ
[vichukrushur deena-dhiyo ’pare gajaah]
pārṣṇi-grahās tārayituṁ na cāśakan
[paarshni-grahaas taarayitum na chaashakan]
tathā — then āturam — that grave condition yūtha-patim — the leader of the elephants kareṇavaḥ — his wives vikṛṣyamāṇam — being attacked tarasā — by the strength balīyasā — by the strength (of the crocodile) vicukruśuḥ — began to cry dīna-dhiyaḥ — who were less intelligent apare — the other gajāḥ — elephants pārṣṇi-grahāḥ — grasping him from behind tārayitum — to free na — not ca — also aśakan — were able.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tathāturaṁ yūtha-patiṁ kareṇavo
tathā
then
āturam
that grave condition
yūtha-patim
the leader of the elephants
kareṇavaḥ
his wives
vikṛṣyamāṇaṁ tarasā balīyasā
vikṛṣyamāṇam
being attacked
tarasā
by the strength
balīyasā
by the strength (of the crocodile)
vicukruśur dīna-dhiyo ’pare gajāḥ
vicukruśuḥ
began to cry
dīna-dhiyaḥ
who were less intelligent
apare
the other
gajāḥ
elephants
pārṣṇi-grahās tārayituṁ na cāśakan
pārṣṇi-grahāḥ
grasping him from behind
tārayitum
to free
na
not
ca
also
aśakan
were able.
Thereafter, seeing Gajendra in that grave condition, his wives felt very, very sorry and began to cry. The other elephants wanted to help Gajendra, but because of the crocodile’s great strength, they could not rescue him by grasping him from behind.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Seeing suffering Gajendra suddenly pulled away by the strong crocodile, his distressed wives began to cry. The other assistant elephants could not rescue him. The female elephants, distressed in mind, seeing him being pulled away, just cried. Those who were helping him get free (pārṣṇi-grahāḥ) were unable to free him.
📝 My note

← Read full Chapter 2