श्रीराजोवाच बादरायण एतत् ते श्रोतुमिच्छामहे वयम् । हरिर्यथा गजपतिं ग्राहग्रस्तममूमुचत् ॥ ३१ ॥
sri-rajovaca badarayana etat te srotum icchamahe vayam harir yatha gaja-patim graha-grastam amumucat
- sri-raja uvaca
- King Pariksit said
- badarayane
- O son of Badarayana (Vyasadeva)
- etat
- this
- te
- from you
- srotum icchamahe
- desire to hear
- vayam
- we
- harih
- the Lord Hari
- yatha
- the manner in which
- gaja-patim
- the King of the elephants
- graha-grastam
- when attacked by the crocodile
- amumucat
- delivered.
King Pariksit said: My lord, Badarayani, we wish to hear from you in detail how the King of the elephants, when attacked by a crocodile, was delivered by Hari.