ततोऽभिमुखमभ्येत्य पाणिनाहत्य वारणम् । प्राद्रवन् पातयामास स्पृश्यमान: पदे पदे ॥ १० ॥
tato ’bhimakham abhyetya pāṇināhatya vāraṇam prādravan pātayām āsa spṛśyamānaḥ pade pade
- tataḥ
- then
- abhimukham
- face to face
- abhyetya
- coming
- pāṇinā
- with His hand
- āhatya
- slapping
- vāraṇam
- the elephant
- prādravan
- running away
- pātayām āsa
- He made him fall
- spṛśyamānaḥ
- being touched
- pade pade
- with each step
Kṛṣṇa then came face to face with the elephant and slapped him and ran away. Kuvalayāpīḍa pursued the Lord, managing to touch Him again and again with each step, but Kṛṣṇa outmaneuvered the elephant and made him trip and fall.