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ŚB 10.43.10

ततोऽभिमुखमभ्येत्य पाणिनाहत्य वारणम् । प्राद्रवन् पातयामास स्पृश्यमान: पदे पदे ॥ १० ॥
tato ’bhimakham abhyetya
pāṇināhatya vāraṇam
prādravan pātayām āsa
spṛśyamānaḥ pade pade

Synonyms

tataḥthen; abhimukhamface to face; abhyetyacoming; pāṇināwith His hand; āhatyaslapping; vāraṇamthe elephant; prādravanrunning away; pātayām āsaHe made him fall; spṛśyamānaḥbeing touched; pade padewith each step.

Translation

Kṛṣṇa then came face to face with the elephant and slapped him and ran away. Kuvalayāpīḍa pursued the Lord, managing to touch Him again and again with each step, but Kṛṣṇa outmaneuvered the elephant and made him trip and fall.