tam - him; āpatantam - attacking; āsādya - confronting; bhagavān - the Supreme Lord; madhu-sūdanaḥ - the killer of the demon Madhu; nigṛhya - firmly seizing; pāṇinā - with His hand; hastam - his trunk; pātayām āsa - He made him fall; bhū-tale - onto the ground.

The Supreme Lord, killer of the demon Madhu, confronted the elephant as he attacked. Seizing his trunk with one hand, Kṛṣṇa threw him to the ground.