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The Elephant Gajendra's Crisis
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water. The elephant was certainly strong, and he tried his best to get free from this danger sent by providence.
TEXT 28
तयातुरं यूथपतिं करेणवो 
    विकृष्यमाणं तरसा बलीयसा । 
    विचुकुशुदीनधियोऽपरे गजाः 
    पार्ष्णिग्रहास्तारयितुं न चाशकन् ॥२८॥
tathāturam yūtha-patim kareṇavo 
    vikṛṣyamāṇam tarasā balīyasā 
    vicukruśur dīna-dhiyo 'pare gajāḥ 
    pārṣṇi-grahās tārayitum na cāśakan
tathā—then; āturam—that grave condition; yūtha-patim—the leader of the elephants; kareṇavaḥ—his wives; vikṛṣyamāṇam—being attacked; tarasā—by the strength; balīyasā—by the strength (of the crocodile); vicukruśuḥ—began to cry; dīna-dhiyaḥ—who were less intelligent; apare—the other; gajāḥ—elephants; pārṣṇi-grahāḥ—grasping him from behind; tārayitum—to free; na—not; ca—also; aśakan—were able.
TRANSLATION
Thereafter, seeing Gajendra in that grave condition, his wives felt very, very sorry and began to cry. The other elephants wanted to help Gajendra, but because of the crocodile's great strength, they could not rescue him by grasping him from behind.
TEXT 29
नियुध्यतोरेबमिभेन्द्रनकयो- 
    विकर्षतोरन्तरतो बहिर्मिथः । 
    समाः सहस्रं व्यगमन् महीपते 
    सप्राणयोश्चित्रममंसतामराः ॥२९॥