SB 8.11.16

SB 8.11.16

Devanagari

ततो रथो मातलिना हरिभिर्दशशतैर्वृत:
आनीतो द्विपमुत्सृज्य रथमारुरुहे विभु: ॥ १६ ॥

Verse text

tato ratho mātalinā
haribhir daśa-śatair vṛtaḥ
ānīto dvipam utsṛjya
ratham āruruhe vibhuḥ

Synonyms

tataḥ — thereafter ; rathaḥ — chariot ; mātalinā — by his chariot driver named Mātali ; haribhiḥ — with horses ; daśa-śataiḥ — by ten times one hundred (one thousand) ; vṛtaḥ — yoked ; ānītaḥ — being brought in ; dvipam — the elephant ; utsṛjya — keeping aside ; ratham — the chariot ; āruruhe — got up ; vibhuḥ — the great Indra.

Translation

Thereafter, Mātali, Indra’s chariot driver, brought Indra’s chariot, which was drawn by one thousand horses. Indra then left his elephant and got onto the chariot.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Thereafter, Mātali, Indra's driver, brought a chariot, which was drawn by one thousand horses. Indra then left his elephant and got onto the chariot. Haribhiḥ means “by horses.”