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Chapter 10: The Battle Between the Demigods and Vṛtrāsura

Verse 15 of 28
SB 6.10.15

वृत्रमभ्यद्रवच्छत्रुमसुरानीकयूथपैः पर्यस्तमोजसा राजन्क्रुद्धो रुद्र इवान्तकम्

vṛtram abhyadravac chatrum asurānīka-yūthapaiḥ paryastam ojasā rājan kruddho rudra ivāntakam

Synonyms

vṛtram—Vṛtrāsura; abhyadravat—attacked; śatrum—the enemy; asura-anīka-yūthapaiḥ—by the commanders or captains of the soldiers of the asuras; paryastam—surrounded; ojasā—with great force; rājan—O King; kruddhaḥ—being angry; rudraḥ—an incarnation of Lord Śiva; iva—like; antakam—Antaka, or Yamarāja..

Translation

My dear King Parīkṣit, as Rudra, being very angry at Antaka [Yamarāja] had formerly run toward Antaka to kill him, Indra angrily and with great force attacked Vṛtrāsura, who was surrounded by the leaders of the demoniac armies.

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