tato ’bhimakham abhyetya

 paninahatya varanam

pradravan patayam asa

 sprsyamanah pade pade

 

Translation: 

 

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