pucche -- by his tail; pragrihya -- grabbing him; ati-balam -- the extremely powerful (elephant); dhanushah -- bow-lengths; panca-vimsatim -- twenty-five; vicakarsha -- He dragged; yatha -- as; nagam -- a snake; suparnah -- Garuda; iva -- as; lilaya -- playfully.

Lord Krishna then grabbed the powerful Kuvalayapida by the tail and playfully dragged him twenty-five bow-lengths as easily as Garuda might drag a snake.