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ŚB 10.77.15

Devanagari

शाल्व: शौरेस्तु दो: सव्यं सशार्ङ्गं शार्ङ्गधन्वन: ।
बिभेद न्यपतद्धस्ताच्छार्ङ्गमासीत्तदद्भ‍ुतम् ॥ १५ ॥

Text

śālvaḥ śaures tu doḥ savyaṁ
sa-śārṅgaṁ śārṅga-dhanvanaḥ
bibheda nyapatad dhastāc
chārṅgam āsīt tad adbhutam

Synonyms

śālvaḥ — Śālva; śaureḥ — of Lord Kṛṣṇa; tu — but; doḥ — the arm; savyam — left; sa — with; śārṅgam — the Lord’s bow, called Śārṅga; śārṅga-dhanvanaḥ — of Him who is called Śārṅga-dhanvā; bibheda — struck; nyapatat — fell; hastāt — from His hand; śārṅgam — the Śārṅga bow; asīt — was; tat — this; adbhutam — amazing.

Translation

Śālva then managed to strike Lord Kṛṣṇa’s left arm, which held His bow Śārṅga, and, amazingly, Śārṅga fell from His hand.