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ŚB 10.36.25

Devanagari

महामात्र त्वया भद्र रङ्गद्वार्युपनीयताम् ।
द्विप: कुवलयापीडो जहि तेन ममाहितौ ॥ २५ ॥

Text

mahāmātra tvayā bhadra
raṅga-dvāry upanīyatām
dvipaḥ kuvalayāpīḍo
jahi tena mamāhitau

Synonyms

mahā-mātra — O elephant-keeper; tvayā — by you; bhadra — my good man; raṅga — of the arena; dvāri — to the doorway; upanīyatām — should be brought; dvipaḥ — the elephant; kuvalayāpīḍaḥ — named Kuvalayāpīḍa; jahi — destroy; tena — with that (elephant); mama — my; ahitau — enemies.

Translation

You, elephant-keeper, my good man, should position the elephant Kuvalayāpīḍa at the entrance to the wrestling arena and have him kill my two enemies.