na acalat -- He (Lord Krishna) did not move; tat-praharena -- because of his blows; mala -- with a garland; ahata -- struck; iva -- as; dvipah -- an elephant; bahvoh -- by the two arms; nigrihya -- seizing; canuram -- Canura; bahusah -- several times; bhramayan -- whirling him around; harih -- Lord Krishna; bhu -- of the earth; prishthe -- onto the surface; pothayam asa -- hurled; tarasa -- forcefully; kshina -- becoming lost; jivitam -- his life; visrasta -- scattered; akalpa -- his clothing; kesa -- hair; srak -- and flower garland; indra-dhvajah -- a tall festival column; iva -- as if; apatat -- he fell.

No more shaken by the demon's mighty blows than an elephant struck with a flower garland, Lord Krishna grabbed Canura by his arms, swung him around several times and hurled him onto the ground with great force. His clothes, hair and garland scattering, the wrestler fell down dead, like a huge festival column collapsing.