Bhagavata Purana 8.2.30
Srimad Bhagavatam · 2 · Verse 30
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Sanskrit Original
ततो गजेन्द्रस्य मनोबलौजसां कालेन दीर्घेण महानभूद् व्यय: । विकृष्यमाणस्य जलेऽवसीदतो विपर्ययोऽभूत् सकलं जलौकस: ॥ ३० ॥
tato gajendrasya mano-balaujasāṁ kālena dīrgheṇa mahān abhūd vyayaḥ vikṛṣyamāṇasya jale ’vasīdato viparyayo ’bhūt sakalaṁ jalaukasaḥ
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Thereafter, because of being pulled into the water and fighting for many long years, the elephant became diminished in his mental, physical and sensual strength. The crocodile, on the contrary, being an animal of the water, increased in enthusiasm, physical strength and sensual power.