tam -- him; apatantam -- attacking; asadya -- confronting; bhagavan -- the Supreme Lord; madhu-sudanah -- the killer of the demon Madhu; nigrihya -- firmly seizing; panina -- with His hand; hastam -- his trunk; patayam asa -- He made him fall; bhu-tale -- onto the ground.

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