sańkruddhas tam acakṣāṇo
ghrāṇa-dṛṣṭiḥ sa keśavam
parāmṛśat puṣkareṇa
sa prasahya vinirgataḥ
sankruddhah -- infuriated; tam -- Him; acakshanah -- not seeing; ghrana -- by his sense of smell; drishtih -- whose vision; sah -- he, the elephant; kesavam -- Lord Kesava; paramrisat -- took hold of; pushkarena -- with the end of his trunk; sah -- He, Krishna; prasahya -- by force; vinirgatah -- came free.
Infuriated at being unable to see Lord Kesava, the elephant sought Him out with his sense of smell. Once again Kuvalayapida seized the Lord with the end of his trunk, only to have the Lord forcefully free Himself.
Lord Krishna allowed the elephant to seize Him so that the beast would be encouraged to keep fighting. Once Kuvalayapida had thus become proud, Lord Krishna again thwarted him with His superior potency.
