तथातुरं यूथपतिं करेणवो विकृष्यमाणं तरसा बलीयसा । विचुक्रुशुर्दीनधियोऽपरे गजा: पार्ष्णिग्रहास्तारयितुं न चाशकन् ॥ २८ ॥
tathaturam yutha-patim karenavo vikrsyamanam tarasa baliyasa vicukrusur dina-dhiyo ’pare gajah parsni-grahas tarayitum na casakan
- tatha
- then
- aturam
- that grave condition
- yutha-patim
- the leader of the elephants
- karenavah
- his wives
- vikrsyamanam
- being attacked
- tarasa
- by the strength
- baliyasa
- by the strength (of the crocodile)
- vicukrusuh
- began to cry
- dina-dhiyah
- who were less intelligent
- apare
- the other
- gajah
- elephants
- parsni-grahah
- grasping him from behind
- tarayitum
- to free
- na
- not
- ca
- also
- asakan
- 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.