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.”