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ŚB 10.83.34

Devanagari

तेऽन्वसज्जन्त राजन्या निषेद्धुं पथि केचन ।
संयत्ता उद्‍धृतेष्वासा ग्रामसिंहा यथा हरिम् ॥ ३४ ॥

Text

te ’nvasajjanta rājanyā
niṣeddhuṁ pathi kecana
saṁyattā uddhṛteṣv-āsā
grāma-siṁhā yathā harim

Synonyms

te — they; anvasajjanta — followed from behind; rājanyāḥ — the kings; niṣeddhum — to check Him; pathi — on the path; kecana — some of them; saṁyattāḥ — ready; uddhṛta — raised; iṣu-āsāḥ — whose bows; grāma-siṁhā — “lions of the village” (dogs); yathā — as; harim — a lion.

Translation

The kings pursued the Lord like village dogs chasing a lion. Some kings, raising their bows, stationed themselves on the road to stop Him as He passed by.