रङ्गद्वारं समासाद्य तस्मिन् नागमवस्थितम् । अपश्यत्कुवलयापीडं कृष्णोऽम्बष्ठप्रचोदितम् ॥ २ ॥
raṅga-dvāraṁ samāsādya tasmin nāgam avasthitam apaśyat kuvalayāpīḍaṁ kṛṣṇo ’mbaṣṭha-pracoditam
- raṅga
- of the arena
- dvāram
- the gate
- samāsādya
- reaching
- tasmin
- in that place
- nāgam
- an elephant
- avasthitam
- standing
- apaśyat
- He saw
- kuvalayāpīḍam
- named Kuvalayāpīḍa
- kṛṣṇaḥ
- Lord Kṛṣṇa
- ambaṣṭha
- by his keeper
- pracoditam
- urged on
When Lord Kṛṣṇa reached the entrance to the arena, He saw the elephant Kuvalayāpīḍa blocking His way at the urging of his keeper.