SB 1.16.4

निजग्राहौजसा वीरः कलिं दिग्विजये क्वचित् ।
नृपलिङ्गधरं शूद्रं घ्नन्तं गोमिथुनं पदा ॥ ४ ॥
nijagrāhaujasā vīraḥ kaliṁ digvijaye kvacit
nṛpa-liṅga-dharaṁ śūdraṁ ghnantaṁ go-mithunaṁ padā

Synonyms

kvacit — once; digvijaye — during his conquest of the world; vīraḥ — the hero [Parīkṣit16]; ojasā — by his superior prowess [(parābhibhava sāmarthyātmakena); or by his own natural power (svābhāvika-śaktyā)17]; nijagrāha — seized [nigṛhītavān]; kalim — Kali; śūdram [api] — who [although] a śūdra; nṛpa-liṅga-dharam — had disguised himself as a king; ghnantam — [and was] kicking; go-mithunam — a cow and a bull [strī-puṁsayor gavor-yugmam]; padā — with his foot [pādena].

Translation

Once, during his conquest of the world, the hero Parīkṣit by his superior prowess seized Kali, who, although a śūdra, had disguised himself as a king and was kicking a cow and a bull with his foot.

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