Srimad Bhagavatam 9.2.5-7

[makarand]

TEXTS 5–6

ekāṁ jagrāha balavān

sā cukrośa bhayāturā

tasyās tu kranditaṁ śrutvā

pṛṣadhro ’nusasāra ha

khaḍgam ādāya tarasā

pralīnoḍu-gaṇe niśi

ajānann acchinod babhroḥ

śiraḥ śārdūla-śaṅkayā

SYNONYMS

ekām—one of the cows; jagrāha—seized; balavān—the strong tiger; sā—that cow; cukrośa—began to cry; bhaya-āturā—in distress and fear; tasyāḥ—of her; tu—but; kranditam—the screaming; śrutvā—hearing; pṛṣadhraḥ—Pṛṣadhra; anusasāra ha—followed; khaḍgam—sword; ādāya—taking; tarasā—very hastily; pralīna-uḍu-gaṇe—when the stars were covered by clouds; niśi—at night; ajānan—without knowledge; acchinot—cut off; babhroḥ—of the cow; śiraḥ—the head; śārdūla-śaṅkayā—mistaking it for the head of the tiger.

TRANSLATION

When the very strong tiger seized the cow, the cow screamed in distress and fear, and Pṛṣadhra, hearing the screaming, immediately followed the sound. He took up his sword, but because the stars were covered by clouds, he mistook the cow for the tiger and mistakenly cut off the cows’ head with great force.

TEXT 7

vyāghro ’pi vṛkṇa-śravaṇo

nistriṁśāgrāhatas tataḥ

niścakrāma bhṛśaṁ bhīto

raktaṁ pathi samutsṛjan

SYNONYMS

vyāghraḥ—the tiger; api—also; vṛkṇa-śravaṇaḥ—its ear being cut off; nistriṁśa-agra-āhataḥ—because of being cut by the tip of the sword; tataḥ—thereafter; niścakrāma—fled (from that place); bhṛśam—very much; bhītaḥ—being afraid; raktam—blood; pathi—on the road; samutsṛjan—discharging.

TRANSLATION

Because the tiger’s ear had been cut by the edge of the sword, the tiger was very afraid, and it fled from that place, while bleeding on the street.