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SB 10.11.48

स वै बको नाम महानसुरो बकरूपधृक् ।
आगत्य सहसा कृष्णं तीक्ष्णतुण्डोऽग्रसद् बली ॥ ४८ ॥

sa vai bako nāma mahān
asuro baka-rūpa-dhṛk
āgatya sahasā kṛṣṇaṁ
tīkṣṇa-tuṇḍo ’grasad balī

Synonyms

saḥ — that creature; vai — indeed; bakaḥ nāma — by the name Bakāsura; mahān asuraḥ — a great, gigantic demon; baka-rūpa-dhṛk — assumed the bodily shape of a big duck; āgatya — coming there; sahasā — all of a sudden; kṛṣṇam — Kṛṣṇa; tīkṣṇa-tuṇḍaḥ — sharp beak; agrasat — swallowed; balī — very powerful.

Translation

That great-bodied demon was named Bakāsura. He had assumed the body of a duck with a very sharp beak. Having come there, he immediately swallowed Kṛṣṇa.

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