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  "name":"SB 8.10.9",
  "h1":"SB 8.10.9",
  "label":"Text 9",
  "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.10.9",
  "description":"Some soldiers fought on the backs of camels, some on the backs of elephants, some on asses, some on white-faced and red-faced monkeys, some on tigers and some on lions. In this way, they all engaged in fighting."

} —

SB 8.10.9

Text

uṣṭraiḥ kecid ibhaiḥ kecid
apare yuyudhuḥ kharaiḥ
kecid gaura-mukhair ṛkṣair
dvīpibhir haribhir bhaṭāḥ

Synonyms

uṣṭraiḥ—on the backs of camels; kecit—some persons; ibhaiḥ—on the backs of elephants; kecit—some persons; apare—others; yuyudhuḥ—engaged in fighting; kharaiḥ—on the backs of asses; kecit—some persons; gaura-mukhaiḥ—on white-faced monkeys; ṛkṣaiḥ—on red-faced monkeys; dvīpibhiḥ—on the backs of tigers; haribhiḥ—on the backs of lions; bhaṭāḥ—all the soldiers engaged in this way.

Translation

Some soldiers fought on the backs of camels, some on the backs of elephants, some on asses, some on white-faced and red-faced monkeys, some on tigers and some on lions. In this way, they all engaged in fighting.