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Verse 117

धीरः कुवलयापीडमर्दनः कंसभीतिकृत् ।दन्तिदन्तायुधो रङ्गत्रासको मल्लयुद्धवित्॥

dhīraḥ kuvalayāpīḍamardanaḥ kaṃsabhītikṛt ·dantidantāyudho raṅgatrāsako mallayuddhavit

The Names in This Verse (6)

541 dhīraḥ

the steadfast and brave

542 kuvalayāpīḍamardanaḥ

slayer of the elephant Kuvalayāpīḍa

S.B.G 10.43.5

Crusher of the elephant Kuvalayāpīḍa — Kaṃsa's war-elephant blocks the arena entrance; Kṛṣṇa pulls out its tusks and kills it.

543 kaṃsabhītikṛt

who struck fear into Kaṃsa

544 dantidantāyudhaḥ

who took the elephant's tusk for a weapon

545 raṅgatrāsakaḥ

who overawed the arena

546 mallayuddhavit

versed in wrestling-combat