Verses 2.12.7-8

Sanskrit text, transliteration and word-by-word meaning:

कृष्णो दीर्घं वपुः कृत्वा
बन्धनान् निर्गतश् च तम्
पुच्छे गृहीत्वा सर्पेन्द्रं
भ्रामयित्वा त्व् इतस् ततः
जले निपत्य हस्ताभ्यां
चिक्षेपाशु धनुः-शतम्
पुनर् उत्थाय सर्पेन्द्रो
लेलिहानो भयङ्करः

kṛṣṇo dīrghaṃ vapuḥ kṛtvā
bandhanān nirgataś ca tam
pucche gṛhītvā sarpendraṃ
bhrāmayitvā tv itas tataḥ
jale nipatya hastābhyāṃ
cikṣepāśu dhanuḥ-śatam
punar utthāya sarpendro
lelihāno bhayaṅkaraḥ

kṛṣṇaḥ—Kṛṣṇa; dīrgham—a long; vapuḥ—form; kṛtvā—manifesting; bandhanān—from the bondage; nirgataś—gone; ca—and; tam—him; pucche—on the tail; gṛhītvā—grabbing; sarpendram—the king of snakes; bhrāmayitvā—whirling about; tv—indeed; itas tataḥ—here and there; jale—into the water; nipatya—fallen; hastābhyām—with both hands; cīkṣepa—threw; āśu—suddenly; dhanuḥ-śatam—two hundred yards; punaḥ—again; utthāya—rising; sarpendraḥ—the king of snakes; lelihānaḥ—licking his tongue; bhayaṅkaraḥ—terrifying.

English translation of verses 2.12.7-8:

Expanding His form, Kṛṣṇa broke free of the snake's clutches. With both hands grabbing its tail, Kṛṣṇa whirled the snake-king and tossed it two hundred yards away in the water. When the terrifying snake-king rose again, it was licking its tongue.