karīndras tam abhidrutya
kareṇa tarasāgrahīt
karād vigalitaḥ so 'muṁ
nihatyāṅghriṣv alīyata

 kari - of elephants; indraḥ - the lord; tam - Him; abhidrutya - running toward; kareṇa - with his trunk; tarasā - violently; agrahīt - seized; karāt - from the trunk; vigalitaḥ - slipping away; saḥ - He, Kṛṣṇa; amum - him, Kuvalayāpīḍa; nihatya - striking; aṅghriṣu - among his legs; alīyata - He disappeared.


Text

The lord of the elephants charged Kṛṣṇa and violently seized Him with his trunk. But Kṛṣṇa slipped away, struck him a blow and disappeared from his view among his legs.

Purport

Lord Kṛṣṇa struck the elephant with His fist and then disappeared among his legs.