sah -- He; dhavan -- running; kridaya -- playfully; bhumau -- on the ground; patitva -- falling; sahasa -- suddenly; utthitah -- getting up; tam -- Him; matva -- thinking; patitam -- fallen; kruddhah -- angry; dantabhyam -- with his tusks; sah -- he, Kuvalayapida; ahanat -- struck; kshitim -- the earth.

As Krishna dodged about, He playfully fell on the ground and quickly got up again. The raging elephant, thinking Krishna was down, tried to gore Him with his tusks but struck the earth instead.