pucche - by his tail; pragṛhya - grabbing him; ati-balam - the extremely powerful (elephant); dhanuṣaḥ - bow-lengths; pañca-vimśatim - twenty-five; vicakarṣa - He dragged; yathā - as; nāgam - a snake; suparṇaḥ - Garuḍa; iva - as; līlayā - playfully.

Lord Kṛṣṇa then grabbed the powerful Kuvalayāpīḍa by the tail and playfully dragged him twenty-five bow-lengths as easily as Garuḍa might drag a snake.