SB 10.58.54
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 54
tān asyataḥ śara-vrātān
bandhu-priya-kṛd arjunaḥ
gāṇḍīvī kālayām āsa
siṁhaḥ kṣudra-mṛgān iva
SYNONYMS
tān—them; asyataḥ—throwing; śara—of arrows; vrātān—multitudes; bandhu—his friend (Lord Kṛṣṇa); priya—to please; kṛt—acting; arjunaḥ—Arjuna; gaṇḍīvī—the possessor of the bow Gāṇḍīva; kālayām āsa—drove them away; siṁhaḥ—a lion; kṣudra—insignificant; mṛgān—animals; iva—as.
TRANSLATION
Arjuna, wielder of the Gāṇḍīva bow, was always eager to please his friend Kṛṣṇa, and thus he drove back those opponents, who were shooting torrents of arrows at the Lord. He did this just as a lion drives away insignificant animals.