Text 26] The Elephant Gajendra’s Crisis 37
vigahya tasminn amrtambu nirmalam
hem4@ravindotpala-renu-risitam
papau nikamam nija-puskaroddhrtam
dtmanam adbhih snapayan gata-klamah
vigahya—entering; tasmin—into the lake; amrta-ambu—water as
pure as nectar; nirmalam—crystal clear; hema—very cold; aravinda-
utpala—from the lilies and lotuses; renu—with the dust; riisitam—
which was mixed; papau—he drank; nikamam—until fully satisfied;
nija—own; puskara-uddhrtam—drawing with his trunk; dtmaénam—
himself; adbhih—with water; snapayan—bathing thoroughly; gata-
klamah—vwas relieved of all fatigue.
TRANSLATION
The King of the elephants entered the lake, bathed thoroughly
and was relieved of his fatigue. Then, with the aid of his trunk, he
drank the cold, clear, nectarean water, which was mixed with the
dust of lotus flowers and water lilies, until he was fully satisfied.
TEXT 26
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got ata: aetia gaat
MAE HES HITISHATTA URE
sa puskarenoddhrta-sikarambubhir
nipdyayan samsnapayan yatha grhi
ghrni karenuh karabhams ca durmado
nacasta krechram krpano ’ja-mayaya
sah—he (the leader of the elephants); puskarena—with his trunk;
uddhrta—by drawing out; sikara-ambubhih—and sprinkling the water;
nipadyayan—causing them to drink; samsnapayan—and bathing them;
yathé—as; grhi—a householder; ghrni—always kind (to the members
of his family); karenuh—to his wives, the female elephants;
