Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.54.3

aśva-pṛṣṭhe gaja-skandhe

rathopasthe 'stra kovidāḥ

mumucuḥ śara-varṣāṇi

meghā adriṣv apo yathā

SYNONYMS

aśva-pṛṣṭhe — on horseback; gaja — of elephants; skandhe — on the shoulders; ratha — of chariots; upasthe — on the seats; astra — of weapons; kovidāḥ — those expert in the use; mumucuḥ — released; śara — of arrows; varṣāṇi — rains; meghāḥ — clouds; adriṣu — upon mountains; apaḥ — water; yathā — as.

TRANSLATION

Mounted on the backs of horses, the shoulders of elephants and the seats of chariots, the enemy kings, expert with weapons, rained down arrows upon the Yadus like clouds pouring rain on mountains.

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