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Chapter 10: Dhruva Mahārāja's Fight With the Yakṣas

Verse 6 of 28
SB 4.10.6

दध्मौ शंखं बृहद्बाहुः खं दिशश्चानुनादयन् येनोद्विग्नदृशः क्षत्तरुपदेव्यो ऽत्रसन्भृशम्

dadhmau śaṅkhaṁ bṛhad-bāhuḥ khaṁ diśaś cānunādayan yenodvigna-dṛśaḥ kṣattar upadevyo 'trasan bhṛśam

Synonyms

dadhmau—blew; śaṅkham—conchshell; bṛhat-bāhuḥ—the mighty-armed; kham—the sky; diśaḥ ca—and all directions; anunādayan—causing to resound; yena—by which; udvigna-dṛśaḥ—appeared to be very anxious; kṣattaḥ—my dear Vidura; upadevyaḥ—the wives of the Yakṣas; atrasan—became frightened; bhṛśam—greatly..

Translation

Maitreya continued: My dear Vidura, as soon as Dhruva Mahārāja reached Alakāpurī, he immediately blew his conchshell, and the sound reverberated throughout the entire sky and in every direction. The wives of the Yakṣas became very much frightened. From their eyes it was apparent that they were full of anxiety.

Verse 6 of 28