Text 24] The Elephant Gajendra’s Crisis 55

markatah—monkeys; ca—and; anyatra—elsewhere; ksudradh—small
animals; harinadh—deer; sasa-ddayah—rabbits and others; caranti—
roaming (in the forest); abhitah—without fear; yat-anugrahena—by
the mercy of that elephant.

TRANSLATION

By the mercy of this elephant, animals like the foxes, wolves,
buffaloes, bears, boars, gopucchas, porcupines, monkeys, rabbits,
the other deer and many other small animals loitered elsewhere in
the forest. They were not afraid of him.

PURPORT

All the animals were practically controlled by this elephant, yet al-
though they could move without fear, because of respect they did not
stand before him.

TEXTS 23-24

a ana: afta: tai
adi ATG SNGET |
fat after oa: carTT
Fatouatatsfrgs TEED
aistas = gatyetid
frafagragresan |
qa: aaa Tied Iq
AOTTATATAIMNTAT ZTT RVI

sa gharma-taptah karibhih karenubhir
vrto madacyut-karabhair anudrutah

girim garimna paritah prakampayan
nisevyamano ‘likulair madasanaih

saro ’nilarn pankaja-renu-risitamn
Jighran vidiran mada-vihvaleksanah
