raá¹…ga-dvÄraá¹ samÄsÄdya
tasmin nÄgam avasthitam
apaÅ›yat kuvalayÄpÄ«á¸aá¹
kṛṣṇo 'mbaá¹£á¹ha-pracoditam
raá¹…ga - of the arena; dvÄram - the gate; samÄsÄdya - reaching; tasmin - in that place; nÄgam - an elephant; avasthitam - standing; apaÅ›yat - He saw; kuvalayÄpÄ«á¸am - named KuvalayÄpÄ«á¸a; kṛṣṇaḥ - Lord Kṛṣṇa; ambaá¹£á¹ha - by his keeper; pracoditam - urged on.
When Lord Kṛṣṇa reached the entrance to the arena, He saw the elephant KuvalayÄpÄ«á¸a blocking His way at the urging of his keeper.
The elephant-keeper revealed his malicious intent by blocking Lord Kṛṣṇa’s entrance into the arena.
