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मैया
 
KRISHNA AVATARA
 
मल्लास्स्वलङ्कृता दृप्तास्सोपाध्यायास्समासत ।

चाणूरो मुष्टिकः कूटः शलस्तोशल एव च ।
 
ते
(भारत
 

The bedecked and haughty wrestlers,

Chanura, Mushtika, Kuta, Sala and

Tosala, sat (there) with their teachers.
 
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नन्दगोपादयो गोपा एकस्मिन्मञ्च आविशन् ॥
 

Nanda and other cowherds occupied

one stand.
 

 
अथ कृष्णश्च रामश्च कृतशौचौ [परन्तप]।

मल्लदुन्दुभिनिर्घोषं श्रुत्वा द्रष्टुमुपेयतुः ॥
 

Then, Krishna and Rama, who had

finished their bath, heard the rumblings

of the wrestlers' drums, and came to

witness (the tournament).
 

 
रङ्गद्वारं समासाद्य तस्मिन्नागमवस्थितम् ।

अपश्यत्कुवलयापीडं कृष्णोऽम्बष्ठग्रचोदितम् ॥
 

Reaching the gate of the arena,

Krishna saw stationed there the elephant

Kuvalayapida, set on Him by its keeper.
 

 
तमापतन्तं भगवान् पातयामास भूतले ।

दन्तमुत्पाट्य तेनेभं हस्तिपांश्चाहनद्धरिः ॥